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Game Day Preview

Monday, December 26, 2011 - United Center



16-15-3



22-11-2

The Hawks, now losers of 3 of 4 games are back on UC ice to face the Blue Jackets after four days off. Expect the Hawks to come out with some jump, Corey Crawford back in the net.

RUMOR: Andrew Brunette is being shopped, he is a healthy scratch for the second straight night.

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Hawks Tighten Up D, Rewarded With Two Points

A new day and a better effort. The Hawks look fresh after their four days off but still can't find the scoring magic as Steve Mason has turned away all 8 shots the Hawks have fired at him. Pretty solid period up and down for the Hawks, one would think if they continue at this pace they should finally get the result they are looking for, we are scoreless heading to the second period.

So far so good. The Hawks have put together their most physical and all around solid 40 minutes of the season. The result is only a 1-0 lead, but at this point the Hawks are carrying the play and trending toward a victory. Viktor Stalberg created an offensive zone turnover, fed Hossa who made Mason look like Steve Passmore to make it 1-0. The Hawks are outshooting Columbus 19-12 and out hitting them 13-7 thur two periods of play.

Hard work for 60 minutes pays off for the Hawks. Leading 1-0 heading to the third period the Hawks only allowed 4 shots for the whole period. Defensively it was the best effort of the year for the Hawks. On the offensive side of things the Hawks excelled, outshooting the Blue Jackets 32 -16 and carrying the play for the entire game. This should put to rest some angst surrounding the club as two points always does.

NO PICS OR VIDS AGAIN. I WILL BE BACK WITH VIDS AND PICS FOR TOMORROW'S GAMES! PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK, HOPE YOU LIKE THE DYNASTY.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Dec 26, 2011 1 2 3 F CBJ (16-16-3) 0 0 0 0 CHI (23-11-2) 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Steve Mason, CLB 31 Saves Corey Crawford, CHI 16 Saves, Shutout Marian Hossa, CHI 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison CBJ CHI Shots on Goal 16 32 Hits 15 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16-12 12-16 Penalty Minutes 2:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 4:19 7:45
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD CHI Marian Hossa (7), (Stalberg) - 4:39 THIRD PERIOD CHI Duncan Keith (4), (unassisted) - 20:00
Columbus Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Steve Mason 32 31 97% 1.00
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 16 16 100% 0.00

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Don't like the Hawks much. I know there is link to the start of the season, but I still feels the blog is incomplete.
BUT now I'm getting familiar with the team and your posts look good. (still no hawks fan )

[Tazer19]

Quote: Originally Posted by seb170455

Don't like the Hawks much. I know there is link to the start of the season, but I still feels the blog is incomplete. BUT now I'm getting familiar with the team and your posts look good. (still no hawks fan )

Thanks man, I started the other thread and wasn't sure if I was going to start a blog, then the more I did it the more I wanted to keep doing it so I apologize for no beginning. I might actually have the older one merged.

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Game Day Preview


Monday, December 28, 2011 - United Center



24-10-2



23-11-2

The Hawks will come out looking for revenge when these two Western powers meet, the last highly anticipated bout between these two wasn't much of a fight at all with the Kings skating to a 6-2 victory in LA.

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Playoff Intensity in the Building, Hawks Win it in OT!

With the help of another soft goal, the Kings take a 1-0 lead into the dressing room. The Hawks had a brief man advantage but that was negated half way thru when they took a penalty of their own. The Kings know what they are doing against the Hawks and it shows on the shot chart. The Hawks were only able to fire 4 shots at Quick, but nothing he had to work too hard at. They are going to have to find a way to get bodies and pucks to the net if they want to improve their position in this game.

Well if you can't score from the front of the net you should try to score from behind it, and that's exactly what Jonathan Toews did on the power play late in the second period. The Hawks PP created some opportunities but the Kings do such a good job of keeping shots on the perimeter so the Hawks couldn't get anything to the net with any kind of traffic. Toews found the puck behind the net and somehow elevated it over the net and off the back of Quick and into the net. What a game so far, a definite playoff preview here, hard hitting, and not a lot of room out there, exciting third period is ahead as we are knotted at 1.

What more can we ask for? Another hard hitting, playoff like period that leaves the game tied at 1 heading for overtime. The Hawks have responded nicely to their recent skid by playing two solid defensive games, and hopefully walking away with two straight victories. Again, not a lot of room in the offensive zones, anytime a player had some time it was gone in a flash as he was taken off the puck by a hard clean hit. This one has been low scoring but it has been a gem. OT should lead to a few more offensive chances, hopefully Crawford is up for the test, he has been so far as he continues to rebound from some subpar efforts.

Duncan Keith, hero! After a hard fought 60+ minute game a Duncan Keith slap shot from the point goes off of Quick and into the net. A very soft goal for Quick to give up as it looked like he was able to track it right off the stick. A huge win for the Hawks in that they get two points, but they show that they can play with the other elite teams in the NHL.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:


Hossa Sets the Tone With a Huge Hit


Dustin Brown Opens the Scoring


Improbable Goal From Toews, How Did That Go In??


Slo-Mo of Toews Ridiculous Goal


Keith Wins it in OT!



BOX SCORE:

Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks
Dec 28, 2011 1 2 3 F LAK (24-10-3) 1 0 0 1 CHI (24-11-2) 0 1 0 2 Three Stars Corey Crawford, CHI 22 Saves Duncan Keith, CHI 1 Goal, GWG Patrick Sharp, CHI 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison LAK CHI Shots on Goal 22 18 Hits 17 8 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21-6 6-21 Penalty Minutes 6:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 3:59 5:44
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD LAK Dustin Brown (14), (unassisted) - 18:52 SECOND PERIOD CHI Jonathan Toews (10), (Sharp, Seabrook) (PP) - 14:09 OVERTIME CHI Duncan Keith (5), (Sharp, Leddy) - 3:16
Los Angeles Kings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jonathan Quick 18 16 89% 1.90
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 22 21 95% 0.95

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Game Day Preview


Friday, December 30, 2011 - United Center



26-8-2


24-11-2


Finally, the Central Division showdown that everyone has waited for. The Hawks and Wings have yet to meet so this one is well overdue. The two best teams in the league square off on a Friday Night in front of a packed UC. Look for both teams to bring their best.

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Wings Rally in Third, Steal Two Points

** Question: Should I post pics and videos here in the thread as well as the Dynasty blog, or just in the dynasty blog. Not sure if it is slowing down load time.

Second game in a row against a high powered Western Conference team but a totally different type of game. The Kins gummed things up, the Wings play as wide open as the Hawks and it shows. Each team has had a handful of chances early in this one including a breakaway for Detroit from basically center ice in which Crawford denied. The Hawks took a penalty in the first minute and that led to the only goal for Detroit in the period, Johan Franzen was able to beat Crawford from the high slot thru a partial screen to give the Winds a 1-0 lead. Shortly after the Hawks answered, Nick Leddy, who has been improving game in and game out took a great chance to pinch in and keep a puck alive. He held onto it, cut to the slot a buried it past a startled Howard to tie it up, on to the second period we go.

Depending on how this one shakes out the Red Wings might have a legit complaint about the Hawks second goal which gave them a 2-1 advantage. Viktor Stalberg seemed to have a step on Kronwall when Kronwall leveled Stalberg sending him right into Howard knocking him down. The puck slid loose and Hossa picked it up and buried it into the open net, call was a good goal on the ice to give the Hawks the edge. Special teams continue to be a concern for the Hawks, well, at least the PK. Detroit struck for the second time on the PP tonight as Dan Cleary finished off a neat 2 on 1 to even the game up at 2. The second period was a little tighter defensively as the Hawks and Wings only combined for 15 total shots, giving the edge to the Wings for the game at 19-15 as we head to the third period.

Hawks game out with a purpose in the third and struck gold early as Jonathan Toews put them out front 3-2 with a goal less then a minute into the period. The fast paced hockey continued throughout the third period, with teams trading chances. Sure fire Hall of Famer Niklas Lidstrom found some open ice half way thru the third period and let go a dipping slap shot that made it thru all the bodies in front and past Crawford to tie it up. Less then two minutes later the Red Wings did what they do best, capatilize on a turnover. A bad giveaway by Kruger lead to Filppula alone in the slot and he made no mistake beating Crawford with a wicked wrister. The Hawks trailing by one didn't quit, Howard had to make several big saves down the stretch. The Hawks pulled their goalie with 40 seconds left which led to a big scramble in front with Marian Hossa getting a prime change on the doorstep but Howard was better, and the Wings hung on for the two points, really good game.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS


Franzen Puts the Wings in Front


Leddy Ties it at 1 - Wicked Wrister


Crawford With the Huge Stop


Hossa Scores Disputed Goal


Cleary Ties It


Toews Puts the Hawks in Front


Hossa Gets Laid Out


Lidstrom Ties It


Filppula Wins It


BOX SCORE

Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks
Dec 30, 2011 1 2 3 F DET (27-8-2) 1 1 2 4 CHI (24-12-2) 1 1 1 3 Three Stars Nick Leddy, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist Johan Franzen, DET 1 Goal; 1 Assist Valtteri Flippula, DET 1 Goal; 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison DET CHI Shots on Goal 26 26 Hits 13 2 Faceoffs Won-Lost 10-19 19-10 Penalty Minutes 0:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 0 Time on Attack 4:21 6:49
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET Johan Franzen (18), (White, Zetterberg) (PP) - 1:38 CHI Nick Leddy (2), (Olesz, Frolik) - 4:01 SECOND PERIOD CHI Marian Hossa (8), (Stalberg, Seabrook) - 3:21 DET Daniel Cleary (9), (Filppula, Lidstrom) (PP) - 8:02 THIRD PERIOD CHI Jonathan Toews (11), (Leddy, Kane) - 0:56 DET Niklas Lidstrom (3), (Franzen, Bertuzzi) - 12:18 DET Valtteri Filppula (11), (unassisted) - 13:31
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jimmy Howard 26 23 88% 3.00
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 26 22 85% 4.03