Tazer19's Blackhawks Dynasty

[Tazer19]

Quote: Originally Posted by moose141

Damn man, great record here and you are absolutely flying through this season. 8 pages of updates in 5 days is unreal, keep up the good work, really enjoying the updates!

Thanks Man! That's what back surgery will do for you, haven't left the house in days because I can't. I have a hauppauge HD DVR so I sometimes use it to record the games I'm playing, other times I just use it to watch TV on my computer while I play NHL 12.

Tons more updates tonight, wanted to do a recap of this Nashville game with pics but EA logged me out during the game so no pics. I will write a recap though.

[Tazer19]

Hawks Fend Off Pesky Preds, Improve Trip Record to 4-2-1

Nasty. That is the only way to describe the meetings between the Preds and the Hawks this year and tonight is now exception. After Corey Crawfrod was barreled into twice (no call on either play), Daniel Carcillo took matters into his own hands and ran goalie Andres Lindback behind the net as he tried to play a dump in, this of course resulted in a penalty which the Hawks were able to kill. One can only hope these teams meet in the playoffs because that's what this one feels like, not a lot of room out there, but physicality everyone. Nashville is out shooting the Hawks 9-3 in a scoreless first period. Carcillo was also the in between periods interview with Pat and Eddy, and he continued the chirping, "If they are going to take liberties with our goalie then we will do the same, I don't care if it's their backup or not, we aren't stepping down from anyone." Off to the second Period.....

Much of the same in the second period, as in the first minute Tootoo ran Corey Crawford, this resulted in a melee on the ice, unfortunately the Hawks first line was out there so no one that could really answer the bell was on the ice. Half way thru the second period Bouillon let a slapper go from the point and it seemed to have eyes making it thru a few bodies then off of Crawford and in. About four minutes after that the Preds were headed back to the power play when it happened again. Wilson deliberately took Crawford out well after the whistle, Hjlamarsson had seen enough. The two of the dropped the gloves with Hjalmarsson getting the advantage in that tussle. However, that seemed to only spark the Preds as they were able to take a 2-0 lead on the PP when Sergei Kostitsyn scored off of a beautiful feed from Fisher. The Hawks wasted little time in answering as Marian Hossa was able to bury a one timer past Lindback with five minutes remaining in the period to cut the lead to 1 as we head to the third period.

Getting the last laugh is a great feeling. The Hawks wasted no time in the third period tying the game up. Duncan Keith let a low shot go from the point that deflected behind the net. Lindback couldn't pick it up, no clue where it was, Kane caught it in stride and beat Lindback to the post to tuck it in to tie the game. Half way thru the period Nick Leddy made sure that the Hawks would get out of Nashville with two points scoring on a delayed penalty. Tootoo clealry elbowed Hjalmarsson behind the play, but Bickell carried the puck into the zone dropped it to Leddy and went to the net. Leddy wound up and rifled a shot that deflected off of Shea Webers shin and into the net to give the Hawks the lead that they would ultimately win by 3-2. Off to Madison Square Garden for a rare game against the Rangers.

Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators
Feb 14, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (38-16-3) 0 1 3 4 NSH (21-28-8) 0 2 0 2 Three Stars Corey Crawford, CHI 40 Saves Nick Leddy, D 1 Goal Duncan Keith, D 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison CHI NSH Shots on Goal 23 40 Hits 14 4 Faceoffs Won-Lost 13-19 19-13 Penalty Minutes 11:00 5:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 0 3 Time on Attack 5:36 4:24
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD NSH Francois Bouillon (3), (Dupont, Tootoo) - 9:41 NSH Sergei Kostitsyn (12), (Fisher, Hornqvist) (PP) - 13:36 CHI Marian Hossa (11), (Sharp, Keith) - 14:50 THIRD PERIOD CHI Patrick Kane (21), (Keith, Toews) - 0:56 CHI Nick Leddy (4), (Bickell, Kruger) - 10:16 CHI Brad Marchand (6), (Olesz, Montador) (EN) - 19:41
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 40 38 95% 2.01
Nashville Predators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Andres Lindback 22 19 86% 3.03

[Tazer19]

Just a little preview, doesn't get much better then tonight's game!


38-16-3


33-15-7

[Tazer19]

From Horrible Trip to Something "Special", Hawks Down Rangers in a Classic

WHAT. A. GAME. Special Teams come up huge, well at least half of it, wish I had access to the servers right now because this would have been one hell of a write up.

Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers
Feb 16, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (39-16-3) 2 1 0 3 NYR (33-16-7) 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Corey Crawford, CHI 30 Saves Ryan Callahan, NYR 1 Goal Viktor Stalberg, CHI 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison CHI NYR Shots on Goal 34 30 Hits 11 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15-18 18-15 Penalty Minutes 10:00 12:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 4 4 Time on Attack 7:57 3:02
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CHI Viktor Stalberg (14), (Marchand) (SHG) - 19:30 CHI Dave Bolland (20), (Montador) (SHG) - 19:52 SECOND PERIOD NYR Wojek Wolski (18), (Gaborik, Eminger) - 1:56 CHI Patrick Kane (22), (Toews) - 17:57 THIRD PERIOD NYR Ryan Callahan (16) - (Staal, Richards) - 1:22
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 30 28 93% 2.00
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 34 31 91% 3.03

[Dynasty]

Good job here, how is the devision looking?

[Tazer19]

Still chasing Detroit in the division. I will be posting a standings update today most likely.

[bthomp05]

The wins keep coming for yeah, great job.

[Tazer19]

Eastern Conference Update - About Two Weeks before the Deadline:

NHL Standings - Updated: Feb 18, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
New York Rangers	33	16	7	73	166	150
Philadelphia Flyers	34	19	4	72	169	162
Pittsburgh Penguins	28	19	10	66	175	166
New York Islanders	30	24	3	63	162	157
New Jersey Devils	20	28	9	49	138	184
NORTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Montreal Canadiens	32	17	10	74	165	152
Toronto Maple Leafs	33	19	6	72	178	150
Buffalo Sabres	31	19	8	70	164	149
Ottawa Senators	30	24	6	66	147	166
Boston Bruins	22	25	9	53	144	170
SOUTHEAST	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Washington Capitals	36	15	6	78	189	149
Carolina Hurricanes	32	26	0	64	159	144
Florida Panthers	27	23	7	61	179	172
Tampa Bay Lightning	27	26	4	58	153	180
Winnipeg Jets	21	33	6	48	140	176
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Washington Capitals	36	15	6	78	189	149
Montreal Canadiens	32	17	10	74	165	152
New York Rangers	33	16	7	73	166	150
Toronto Maple Leafs	33	19	6	72	178	150
Philadelphia Flyers	34	19	4	72	169	162
Buffalo Sabres	31	19	8	70	164	149
Pittsburgh Penguins	28	19	10	66	175	166
Ottawa Senators	30	24	6	66	147	166
Carolina Hurricanes	32	26	0	64	159	144
New York Islanders	30	24	3	63	162	157
Florida Panthers	27	23	7	61	179	172
Tampa Bay Lightning	27	26	4	58	153	180
Boston Bruins	22	25	9	53	144	170
New Jersey Devils	20	28	9	49	138	184
Winnipeg Jets	21	33	6	48	140	176

What a race! Not only for the playoffs, but in the Atlantic, wow.