Hey there Hawks fans....how bout them Blackhawks?!? They are currently still in 1st place with a 24-3-3 record. They have 51 points putting them 1 point ahead of the 2nd place team in the league. In the last 10 games they are 7-3-0. Here's a few important dates that have happen recently for the Hawks....On Feb 22nd 2013,
the Blackhawks set an NHL record for the best start to a season,
beating
the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Friday night to give them at least one point
in their first 17 games. The previous record was set my Anaheim Ducks
in 2006-2007 12-0-4....they went on to win the Stanley Cup that season. On March 25th, 2012 was the Hawks last regular season regulation loss
before Friday March 18th 2013 vs. Avalanche where the Hawks lost 6-2.
First regulation loss in their 25th game of the season. Now, let's look back the last 8 games and see how we got here.
Top players in each category
Goals- Kane 16
Assists- Kane 22
Points- Kane 38
+/- +17 Toews -4 Bolland
Takeaways- Toews 35
Hits- Bickell 66
Blocked Shots- Seabrook 68
Giveaways- Seabrook 29
Missed shots- Hossa 28
FO%- Toews 59.5%
PIM- Bollig 42 (only played 16 games)
PPG- Kane 7
SHG- Toews 2
TOI- Keith 23:49
S%- Kane 19.3%
GWG- Hossa 4
Overall as a team
Power play-In the past 8 games, Hawks have scored 5 goals in 20 opportunities with a man-advantage giving them a 25%. For the season, they are at 19.2%.
Penalty kill-In the past 8 games, Hawks were short-handed 18 times and the opponent scored 6 goals giving them a 66.67%. Overall, they are at 83.3%
Offense-In the past 8 games, Hawks have averaged 4 goals per game. Overall, they are 3.27 for the season.
Defense-In the past 8 games, Hawks have averaged 3.13 goals against per game. Overall, they are 2.10
Goaltending- Crawford is 13-3-3 for the season with a 1.86 GAA n .926% SV%
Emery is 11-0-0 for the season with a 2.26 GAA n .916% SV%
The good -Offense, goaltending, PP
The bad-PK, defense
Who's Hot
Kane...in the last five games he has registered at least a point
Who's Not
Montador....was put on waivers and currently in Rockford
Game Stats n Highlights
Hawks vs. Wild (3/5/13)
Hawks win 5-3
-Wild were 1 for 2 on their PP while Hawks were 0 for three
-Backstrom let in 4 goals in 17 shots in the 1st period. He was replaced by Kuemper the start of the 2nd period
-Wild had 39 hits while Hawks had 27 hits for the game.
-Wild with 14 blocked shots, Hawks with 6
-Hawks were +15 for the game while Wild was -15
-Saad with 1G, 2A, +3, 2 hits, 1 TK, 1 B/S, and #2 star of the game
-Bickell with 2G, +1, 3 hits, and #1 star of the game
-Setoguchi, Zucker, and Rupp were the only players on the Wild with a +
Hawks vs. Avalanche (3/6/12)
Hawks win 3-2
-Hawks were 1 for 3 on their PP while Wild were 0 for 2
-Shaw with the PPG in the 1st, Toews with the shortie in the third, and Carcillo with the GWG with 50 seconds left in the game.
-Mitchell and Duchene were the scorers for the Avs
-Hawks had 32 hits for the game and Avs with 31
-Hawks ended up -1, Avs 0 for the game
-Toews, Carcillo, and Duchene are your three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Avalanche (3/8/12)
Avs win 6-2
-According to Rick Sadowski, NHL.com Correspondent, only the 1977-78 Montreal
Canadiens (28 games) and the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers (35 games)
played more consecutive games in one season without a regulation loss. The Chicago Blackhawks' remarkable 24-game run without a regulation
loss, the best start to a season in NHL history, came to a screeching
halt Friday night at the Pepsi Center, as did their franchise-record
11-game winning streak.
-Avs were 2 for 4 on their power play, Hawks were 0 for 2
-Crawford let in 4 goals on 9 shots in the second period and was replaced by Emery the start of the 3rd.
-Stastny and O'Reilly with the PPG for Colorado
-Avs with 21 hits for the game, Hawks had 12
-Hawks were schooled by the Avs at the dot with only 35%
-Duchene, Parenteau, and O'Reilly were your three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Oilers (3/10/13)
Oilers win 6-5
-Emery was the starting goalie and allowed 3 goals in 9 shots. Only played 9:19 of the game before he got replaced by Crawford.
-Hawks were 1 for 2 on their power play, Oilers were 3 out of 4
-Dubynk (goalie for Oilers) left during the second period with an injury and Danis came in making 22 saves
-Oilers scored two goals 36 sec apart in the 1st period and the Hawks were down 4-0 by the end of the first.
-Oilers had 32 hits for the game, Hawks with 19
-Hawks were 63% at the dot...although that didn't help that much
-Hawks 19 takeaways for the game with Hossa leading the pack at 7, Oilers with 6
-Eventhough the Oilers won the game, they were -5 overall as team
Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (3/14/13)
Hawks win 2-1 SO
-Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane
scored in the shootout to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 win at Nationwide
Arena, their 11th consecutive victory over the Blue Jackets (from the link)
-Anisimov is the lone scorer in the SO for the Blue Jackets
-Bobrovsky with 40 saves for the game (#1 star of the game) and Crawford with 30 (#2 star of the game)
-Hawks with 7 takeaways, Blue Jackets 3
-Columbus with 19 hits for the game, Hawks had 11
-Late in the 2nd period where the only goals scored from both teams
-The assist was Kane's 400th career point in his 426th NHL game.
Hawks vs. Stars (3/16/13)
Hawks win 8-1
-Jonathan Toews scored twice in a 1:35 span of the first period, and Marian Hossa added a pair of second-period goals as the Blackhawks overwhelmed the Dallas Stars 8-1 (from the link)
-Hawks outshot Stars 11-3 in the first period
-Lehtonen was replaced midway thru the 2nd period after letting in 4 goals. Bachman didn't help much either since both of them let in 4 goals on 17 shots.
-Toews, Hossa, and Kane were your three stars of the game
-Hawks were 2 for 6 on their PP, Stars were 1 for 2
-Crawford only faced 19 shots for the game and his shutout was cut short with 13 in a half left in the game
-Hawks were +29 for the game
-Leddy, Bickell, Stalberg, Toews, Kane all with 3 points for the night
-Only 7 players on the Hawks didn't register a point
-Stars had 33 hits for the game, Hawks with 12
-Stars with 16 giveaways, Hawks 5
Hawks vs. Avs (3/18/13)
Hawks win 5-2
-Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each had a goal and two assists, and goalie Ray Emery made 17 saves to stretch his league record for consecutive wins without a loss to start a season to 11 (from the link)
-Hayes and Shaw score 57 seconds apart for the Hawks in the 1st period
-Landeskog scores a SHG 34 seconds left in the 1st.
-Emery only faced 19 shots in the game and only allowed 2 goals.
-Hawks were 0 for 1, Avs 0 for 1 too!
-Hawks were outhit 23 to 11
-Avs gaveaway 11, Hawks only 1
-Avs were 58% at the dot
Hawks vs. Ducks (3/20/13)
Ducks win 4-2
-Ryan and Selanne score 64 seconds to take the lead in the 3rd with 4 in a half mins left into the game.
-Souray with the ENG with 21seconds left into the game to give the Ducks the definite win.
-Getzlaf, Fowler, and Toews are your three stars for the game
-Hawks were 1 for 2 on their power play, Ducks 0 for 1
-Ducks with 37 hits, Hawks 22 hits for the game
-Ducks with 16 Blocked shot, Hawks with 11
Other fun Blackhawks Twitter feed stats
-Brandon Saad is the first #Blackhawks rookie to score three points in a period since 12/16/08 (T. Brouwer) 3/5/13
-Set a franchise record 10-game win streak...previous was 9 W in Dec 28th 2008 (3/5/13)
-Ray Emery is now the first goalie in NHL history to start a season 11-0-0 (3/18/13)
-Kane
is the 5th fastest Blackhawk to reach 400 points on 3/14/13. Savard
(300 G), Roenick (350G), Larmer (398 G), and Mikita (404 G)
-Hawks held Dallas to 8 SOG through 2 period on 3/16/13
-Nick Leddy is the first #Blackhawk to score a goal on his birthday since Patrick Kane in 2009 on 3/20/13
Overall
In the past 8 games, the Hawks are 5-3-0. Nice to see the Hawks win after Colorado ended their winning streak. Not sure how they lost against Oilers but then again their schedule has be pretty crazy since it's a shorten season. The last game they played vs. Ducks was a game that everyone was looking forward to but the Hawks couldn't hold onto it in the 3rd. Hopefully this long rest of four days off have helped them recuperate. Tomorrow, Tues, and Friday are the UC. I will be at 2 out of the 3 games....WOOT WOOT! Friday will be their re-match against the Ducks so hopefully they will be able to put a W on the board. As always....GO HAWKS!
