It is time for the circus roadtrip to begin!!!

Hello my Hawk friends!  Hows it going??  Im a bit sleepy....no surprise there.  Anyways how bout them Hawks?!?!  They are 10-7-1. Right now at this moment Hawks are ranked 4th in division, 9th in their conference, and 15th in the league.  But they have only play 18 games and not 20/21 which some of the other teams have so far.  So lets look at where the Hawks are at. 


Top Leaders in each category  
Goals- 7 Toews
Assists- 9 Toews/Saad
Points- 16 Toews
+/-  + 5 Versteeg/Hjalmarsson -4 Shaw
Takeaways- 16 Hossa
Hits- 45 Shaw
Blocked Shots- 31 Oduya
Giveaways- 26 Hjalmarsson
FO%- 58.2 Toews
PIM- 19 Shaw
PPG- 3 Sharp/ Seabrook/ Kane
TOI- 25:41 Keith
S%-  14.60 Toews
SHG- 1 Hossa/Toews
GWG- 2 Kane/Toews



Overall as a team
Power play-In the past 8 games, Hawks have had 27 opportunities with a man-advantage.  They have scored 6 goals, making their PP at 22.2%. Overall they are at 17.8%

Penalty kill-In the past 8 games, Hawks have been short-handed 20 times.  They have only allowed 1 goal, making their PK at 95% Overall they are 92.3% and ranked 1st in the league

Offense- In the past 8 games, Hawks have scored 3 goals per game.  Overall they are 2.67 goals per game.

Defense- In the past 8 games, Hawks have only allowed 2.13 goals per game.  Overall they have only allowed 2 goals per game. 

Goaltending- Crawford has played all 8 games.  He had 4 wins and 4 losses.  Overall his GAA 1.88 and his SV% .929

Game Highlights
November 1st vs. Maple Leafs 
3-2 Leafs win

 -Hawks outshot Leafs 47 to 27 with 26 of them in the 3rd period
-Both goals were on a power play

November 2nd vs. Jets 
1-0 Jets win
 -Hutchinson 1st career shutout
 -Frolik scores 20 seconds into the game...ends up being the only goal for the game

November 4th vs. Candiens 
5-0 Hawks win
-Toews 200th goal. assist on Kane gives him his 450th point
 -Crawford with 1st shutout of the season

November 7th vs. Capitals
Caps win 3-2
-The Blackhawks lost a third straight game at United Center for the first time since the 2011-12 season
-Johansson scores 47 seconds left in the game to tie the game and Ward scores 4.4 seconds left in the game to win the game

November 9th vs. Sharks
Hawks win 5-2
-Van Riemsdyk with 1st NHL career point and 1st star of the game
 -Toews with the ENG to seal the win for the Hawks

November 11th vs. Tampa Bay
Hawks win 3-2 in SO 
 -Chicago hadn't beaten Tampa Bay in five straight games, with the Blackhawks' last win Dec. 13, 2009 at United Center 
  -Kane the lone scorer in the shootout to give Hawks the win

November 14th vs. Detriot
Wings win 4-1
 -Detroit had 20 shots in the second period, the most shots Chicago has allowed in a period this season
-Franzen with 3G in 3 games

November 16th vs. Stars
Hawks win 6-2
 -Richards finished with the two assists in his 1000th NHL game, Kane and Versteeg each had a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks had three more players with multipoint games
 -2-2 tie after 40 minutes of play

Overall

In the past 8 games Hawks were 4-4-0....which puts them at .500 They have had some good games and not so good games.  The PK is rockin' being 1st in the league and their goals against is up there too being 2nd in the league.  The PP is ranked 19th and scoring goals at 15th.  Tomorrow the Hawks start their circus road trip so they will have to play 6 games on the road before they come home in Dec.  If they can come out at least at .500 that would be AWESOME! :)  It's time for me to part ways....til next time Hawks fan!  As always GO HAWKS!

October is done and over with! Time flies on by!

Well, well, well.  How is everyone??  Can't believe Oct is done and over with.  Hawks have played 10 games and are 6-3-1. They are 2nd in their Central Division, 7th in their conference, and 11th in their league.  Here's a brief look at the team. 


Top Leaders in each category  
Goals- 4 Toews
Assists- 5 Sharp
Points- 8 Sharp and Toews
+/-  +5 Keith -3 Saad
Takeaways- 7 Kane/Toews
Hits- 28 Shaw
Blocked Shots- 17 Seabrook
Giveaways- 10 Hjalmarsson
FO%- 57.9 Toews
PIM- 12 Hjalmarsson 
PPG- 3 Sharp
TOI- 26.19 Keith
S%- 15.40 Versteeg
SHG- 1 Toews/Hossa


 Over the first 10 games  
Power play- Hawks are 16.3% on the power play. In 43 attempts having a man advantage Hawks have only scored 7 goals ranking them 19th in the league

Penalty kill- Hawks are 90.6% on their PK.  They have only allowed 3 goals in 32 times being short handed.  They are ranked 3rd in the league
Offense-Hawks are averaging 2.50 goals per game.  Ranking them 21st in the league
Defense- Hawks have only allowed 1.90 goals per game. They are 4th in the league
Goaltending- Crawford 3-0-1 1.66 GAA .926 Sv%

Darling  2-1-0 1.98 GAA .933 Sv %

Raanta 1-2-0 2.03 GAA .933 Sv%

The good-Defense, PK
The bad- Offense, PP

 

Game Boxscore
Thursday Oct 9th Hawks win 3-2 in SO vs Dallas Star
-outshot 8 to  3 at the end of the 1st period but were up 1-0

Sat Oct 11th Hawks win 6-2 vs Buffalo

 -Shaw score :59 into the game with Keith following at 2:52

-Hawks outshot Sabres 47 to 23 only allowing 4 in the 3rd period

Wed Oct 15th Flames win 2-1 in OT

 -Hiller became the third goalie in Flames history to face 50 or more shots and allow one goal, joining Fred Brathwaite and Andrei Trefilov

 

Sat Oct 18th Hawks win 2-1 in OT vs Nashville

 -Oduya scores 1:49 into the game with Toews scoring a SHG unassisted in OT 

Tues Oct 21st Hawks win 4-0 vs Flyers

 -Raanta with his first shutout of the season

Thurs Oct 23rd Predators win 3-2

-James Neal from the Preds with a hat trick

 

Sat Oct 25th Blues win 3-2

 -For the 1st Blues goal.....It was the Blues' first even-strength goal in 151:20 and their first goal scored with Elliott in net in 170:05

 

Sun Oct 26th Hawks win 2-1 vs Ottawa

All 3 goals were scored in the second period

 

Tues Oct 28th Ducks win 1-0

Gibson from the Duck with the shutout

 

Thurs Oct 30th Hawks win 5-4 in SO vs. Senators

-Hossa became the 80th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points with a goal and an assist Thursday, helping the Blackhawks to a 5-4 shootout win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre

OVERALL
The Hawks are doing alright.  They have 13 points in a possible 20.  The past 6 games they have played every other night and will continue the next 3.  It's only the beginning of the season and they have a ways to go but somebody needs to get them crackin' on the power play.  Once in a while I wish they could decline it but hopefully it will turn around as the season comes along.  Well till next time Hawks fans.  As always GO HAWKS! :o)

Hawks are moving onto Western Conference

Well, well, well......how bout them Hawks?!?!  They have advanced to the Western Conference finals.  They won vs. Blues in six  and vs. Wild making them 8-4 for the playoffs.  Lots of players have stepped in up in both series.  Let's take a look at how they got there.  

Top Leaders in each category after two rounds

Goals- 6 Kane and Bickell
Assists- 9 Hossa and Seabrook
Points- 11 Seabrook and Hossa
+/- +5 Toews, Kane, Keith, and Smith -4 Handzus and Nordstrom
Takeaways- 16 Hossa
Hits- 45 Bickell
Blocked Shots- 38 Hjalmarsson
Giveaways- 17 Keith
FO%- 58.0 Toews
PIM- 17 Seabrook
PPG- 2 Bickell  
PPP- 3 Seabrook
TOI- 27:57 Keith
S%- 22.7 Toews
GWG- 4 Toews OTG- 2 Kane



I broke it down to each series since the Blues and Wild play a different type of style. 

Overall as a team for Round 1 vs Blues

Power play-In 20 times having a man-advantage they have scored 3 goals putting them at 15% for that series.
Penalty kill- In 29 times of being short-handed they have allowed 2 goals putting them at 93.1% for that series.
Offense- In 6 games....the Hawks have averaged 3.33 goals per game. 
Defense- In 6 games....the Hawks have averaged 2.33 goals allowed per game. 
Goaltending- If im doing my math right Crawford was .874% for the series.

Game Recaps
Game 1 Blues win 4-3 (3rd OT)
-Alexander Steen (1st star of the game) scores 26 seconds into the third overtime to get the GWG and have the Blues start the series 1-0
- Seabrook with the only PPG for the game
Game 2 Blues win 4-3 (OT)
-Vladimir Tarasenko tied the game with 6.4 seconds left in the game to send it into overtime
-Barret Jackman scores 5:50 in overtime to give the Blues a 2-0 lead in the series
-Blues only score 1 PPG out of 9 opportunities :/
Game 3 Hawks win 2-0
-Crawford (1st star of the game) with the shutout making 34 saves for the game
-Toews with the lone goal in the 1st at 4:10
-Kruger with the empty netter
Game 4 Hawks win 4-3 (OT)
-Kane (1st star of the game) with the GWG in overtime to give the Hawks the win.  2G, 1A +2
-Bickell scores 3:52 left in the game to force the game into OT.
Game 5 Hawks win 3-2 (OT)
-Chicago won in St. Louis for the first time since April 14, 2013
-Toews with the GWG in overtime to give the Hawks a W on a breakaway
-Blues outhit the Hawks 54-17
Game 6 Hawks win 5-1
-Oshie with the lone goal for the Blues
-Toews and Sharp score 1:17 apart beginning of the 3rd to change the momentum of the game

Overall as a team for Round 2 vs Wild
Power play-In 13 times having a man-advantage they have scored 3 goals putting them at 23.1% for that series.
Penalty kill- In 17 times of being short-handed they have allowed 2 goals putting them at 88.2% for that series.
Offense- In 6 games....the Hawks have averaged 2.56 goals per game. 
Defense- In 6 games....the Hawks have averaged 2.17 goals allowed per game. 
Goaltending- If im doing my math right Crawford was .934% for the series.

Game Recaps
Game 1 Hawks win 5-2
-Kane and Bickell with two goals each 
-Bickell and Hossa each with a power play goal for the game.
Game 2 Hawks win 4-1
-Bickell (1G, 2A) Hossa (3A) and Saad (2G) three stars of the game
-Toews with a six game point streak
Game 3 Wild win 4-0
-Bryzgalov with the shutout making 19 saves for the game.
-All four goals were scored in the third period of the game.
Game 4 Wild win 4-2
-Niederreiter (Wild)scores 44 seconds after Handzus ties it up for the Hawks and the momentum is in their favor to win the game
-Wild are 5-0 at home for the playoffs so far.
Game 5 Hawks win 2-1
-Blackhawks used to score the tying goal and allowed them to become the first team in this series to win after allowing the first goal. In fact, Chicago is the first team in the second round to claim victory after allowing the first goal. It had not happened in the first 19 games of this round.
Game 6 Hawks win 2-1 (OT)
-Versteeg scores 1:58 into the game. 
-Chicago won the series 4-2 and has won 14 straight games when a series was tied 2-2 since the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
-Kane scores the GWG in OT to clinch the series 4-2 and move onto the Western Conference Finals

Here are some interesting facts from @ckamka on Twitter
-Patrick Kane: 4th Playoff OT Game winning goal. Sets franchise record, breaking tie with Roenick #Blackhawks
-Corey Crawford in playoff games where opponent faces elimination: W-L: 6-1 GAA: 1.40 SV%: .950
#Blackhawks career playoff goal leaders 62 Bobby Hull 61 Denis Savard 59 Stan Mikita 45 Steve Larmer 35 Patrick Kane 35 Jeremy Roenick
#Blackhawks had 3 regular season shutouts. Blues (who they already beat), and both of their possible next round opponents (Kings & Ducks)
#Blackhawks career playoff win list 45 Tony Esposito 35 Ed Belfour 31 Glenn Hall 29 Corey Crawford

OVERALL
 The team manages to win which is what I love about them.  Crawford has been playing very well despite all the haters.  Crazy to think that at this point I have the same feeling back in 10"....hopefully I'm right.  So it looks like Habs play the Bruins in their conference final and fate will decide who the Hawks play on Sunday either Kings or Ducks.  Hopefully we end up with home ice advantage.  And as always GO HAWKS!!!!!