Hello.....how bout them Hawks?? They be smokin' and Im not even talking about their looks :) They are currently ranked 1st in the division, conference, and league. They are 10-0-2 with 22 points leading the pack. They just finished up their DOI road trip with getting 10 out the 12 points possible. Crawford had a shutout for last nights game vs. Predators. His last shutout was on April 21 2011 vs Vancouver but his last shutout in regulation was on March 23, 2011 vs. Florida. This is his 6th career shutout. Let's look back at the last six games.
Top Leaders in each category
Goals- 9 Kane
Assists- 10 Kane
Points- 19 Kane
+/- +9 Toews and Oduya -1 Bolland, Kruger, Brookbank
Takeaways-12 Toews
Hits-26 Bickell
Blocked Shots- 35 Seabrook
Giveaways-12 Seabrook
FO%-59.8 Toews
PIM- 25 Keith
PPG- 3 Kane
TOI-23:57 Keith
S%-33.3% Bolland
GWG- 2 Hossa
Overall as a team
Power play-In the last 6 games, Hawks were given 23 opportunities and only scored 2 goals giving them an average of 8.7% on their PP. They have moved down to 16th place in the league with a 18.4%.
Penalty kill- In the last 6 games, Hawks were short-handed 19 times and only allowed 2 goals giving them a 89.5% on their PK. Hawks are currently ranked 1st in the PK with a 92.9%
Offense- In the last 6 games, Hawks averaged 3.67 goals per game. They are currently ranked 2nd with 3.42.
Defense- In the last 6 games, Hawks allowed 1.67 per game. They are currently ranked 5th with 1.92
Goaltending- In the last 6 games, Emery played two games while Crawford played 4. In the two games Emery started...he had only allowed 4 goals in 71 SOG. His SV% was 0.944 with a 2 GAA. Currently he has a .920 SV% with a 2.59 GAA. Crawford got his first shutout the season today so Congrats to him. In the four games he played he allowed 6 goals in 103 SOG. His SV% was 0.942 with a 1.5 GAA. Currently he has a .935 SV% and 1.62 GAA.
The good -PK, offense, defense, and goaltending
The bad-power play
Game Stats n Recap
Hawks vs. Wild (1/30/12)
Wild win in a SO 3-2
-Matt Cullen scores 90 seconds into the game
-Harding got pulled 6:45 into the game allowing 2 goals in 4 shots
-Hawks were 0 for 2 while Wild were 0 for 4
-Backstrom made all 28 saves for the Wild
-Wild outhit the Hawks 13-6
-Backstrom, Clutterbuck, and Cullen were your three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Canucks (2/01/13)
Canucks win in the SO 2-1
-Kane was the lone scorer for the Hawks
-Edler scored during regulation and Schroeder scored in the SO for the Canucks
-Hawks were 0 for 5 while Canucks were 0 for 4 on their power play
-Canucks outhit the Hawks 22-6, Higgins with the most at 4
-Hawks won 30 faceoffs, Canucks with 20 faceoff wins
-Luongo, Crawford, and Schroeder three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Flames (2/2/13)
Hawks win 3-2 in a SO
-Ray Emery with 45 saves for the night....a career high
-Flames outshot the Hawks 24-6 in the third period.
-Bouwmeester scores 35 seconds left in the game
-Hossa ties the game 2.3 seconds left in the game to tie the game and go into overtime
-Kane is the lone scorer in the SO for the Hawks
-Hawks actually hit 13 while Flames had 7
-Hawks blocked 26, Flames 16
-Hawks were 0 for 1 on their power play, Flames were 1 for 5
-Emery, Bouwmeester, and Wideman were the three stars for the game
Hawks vs. Sharks (2/5/13)
Hawks win 5-3
-5:18 into the game Sharks score twice.
-A minute in a half 4 goals were scored with three of them from the Hawks starting at 10:08 into the game.
-Kane with 2 goals for the game
-Hawks were 0 for 4 while Sharks were 0 for 3
-Hawks were outhit 23-18 for the game
-Murray and Havlat -3 for the game
-Toews, Wingel, and Kane were the three stars for the game
Hawks vs. Yotes (2/7/13)
Hawks win 6-2
-Kane with 2 PPG, 1A, +1 for the game
-Sharp 3A for the game
-Hawks had 33 SOG, Yotes had 24 SOG
-Hanzel with a PPG and Torres were the scorers for the Yotes
-Hawks lead 4-0 after the 1st
-Hawks were outhit 31-12
-Yotes were 1 for 2 while Hawks were 2 for 9
-Yotes had 35 PIM while Hawks had 11
-Kane, Sharp, and Emery were your three stars of the game.
Hawks vs. Predators (2/10/13)
Hawks win 3-0
-First shutout of the season for Crawford
-Hawks score two goals in the second 66 seconds apart.
-The second period was the only period where there were penalties for the game
-Crawford only faced 17 SOG while Rinne with 27
-Preds outhit the Hawks 15-8
-Hawks were 0 for 2 on their power play while Preds were 0 for 1
-Hawks had 12 takeaways, Preds with 6
-Three stars of the game were Kruger, Kane, and Crawford
Overall
Hawks are doing pretty well in all different areas. One area that does need improvement is their power play. Somehow they manage to win games so if they could turn that around power play....this team would be unstoppable with everyone staying healthy. Im looking forward to returning to the UC on the 17th which is the only game I'm attending this month. As I always say GO HAWKS!!!
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