Ray Emery continued being the hot goalie that he has been of late. With the Hawks win over the Ducks on Friday (4-1), he now moves to 5-0-1 in his last 6 games. He entered the game with a 1.84 goals against average, and a .934 save percentage in his previous 5 appearances. Now, for those who like to stir up problems, there is no goalie controversy. Coach Q has, and always will play the goalie who is getting it done. Should Emery start to falter, we will see Crawford again. End of discussion. Jonas Hiller (8-12-5) was between the pipes for Anaheim.
The first period began with an early Hawks Penalty Kill. The Hawks P.K, slowly starting to get better, 27th in the league @ 78%, got out unscathed. John Scott played wing on the fourth line, replacing the ailing Carcillo, with Mayers and Brunette. It would be that line that would strike first. Mayers, on a nifty little back hand, wrap around flip shot, put it in off Hiller. Both Brunette and Scott were credited with an assist. As a sid...
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