C Jonathan Toews tallied a goal and an assist and scored the shootout winner, and G Ray Emery made 27 saves plus two in the shootout, as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in front of 19,254 – the sixth largest regular se...
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December 15, 2011
I think it’s very safe to say that Jonathan Toews is going to be in NHL MVP talks by the end of the season.
The captain of the Chicago Blackhawks has always been loved and praised throughout his five year career, whether it be being nominated for Rookie of the Year back in 2008, Toews becoming (at the age of 20) the third youngest captain in the NHL, or winning a gold medal...
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December 14, 2011
A week ago I picked Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks as the Hart Trophy leader. Toews hasn’t scored in the past week and has slipped to eighth in the NHL scoring race.
We can look at the NHL scoring race for other candidates. Phil Kessel of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been at or near the lead of the scoring race since the beginning of the season, but he isn’...
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December 15, 2011
Their bromance is already legendary around the NHL. But the relationship between Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane goes far beyond what type of nonsense they can say to each other and the commercials they make away from the ice. When it comes down to it, there is no better forward tandem in the NHL than Toews and Kane.
The Blackhawks’ drafting of Toews in 2006 and Kane in 2007...
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December 15, 2011
Just when you thought the Blackhawks were finally going to have a season without some sort of goalie controversy, Ray Emery takes over the crease and tries to cause one.
I’m still insisting that there is no goalie controversy in Chicago, but Ray Emery is damn sure trying to make it so there is one.
Emery put together yet another strong performance on Wednesday, as the Blackhawks...
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December 15, 2011
Scott Burnside and Craig Custance of ESPN discuss the Chicago goaltending issue plus some LA Kings talk too. Burnside: ...Ray Emery made his third straight start for the Hawks and his third straight win. He was good in the third, and the tying goal went off defenseman Nick Leddy and Emery stopped both shootout attempts by the Wild. Overall he is an impressive 7-1-2 for the Hawks...
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December 15, 2011
The month of December has been exciting for the Chicago Blackhawks to say the least. They Hawks are 5-0-1 and have gone to overtime 5 times. While a team would rather win in regulation, it is promising to see the Hawks rising to the occasion in overtime and coming away with wins. Jonathan Toews said [...]
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December 15, 2011
Coming into the 2011-12 season, the Chicago Blackhawks seemed like they finally had a guy they could count on in net. They inked Corey Crawford to a three-year extension over the off-season, and the only question was whether Ray Emery or Alexander Salak would back up the talented youngster. As has happened in previous years with Cristobal Huet, Nikolai Khabibulin, Antti Niemi, and...
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December 15, 2011
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
In the battle of the Western Conference's two best teams, the Blackhawks emerged, 4-3, in a shootout victory over the Minnesota Wild. Chicago was led by Toews, who had a goal, an assist, and a shootout goal, which set the stage for Patrick Kane to deke the Wild into oblivion.
No. 2 Star: Niklas Hagman, Anaheim Ducks
Hagman scored...
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December 13, 2011
News out of practice Tuesday is about what's to be expected. Ray Emery will get the start in Minnesota Wednesday night. While this may inch more people to declare a goalie controversy, it's more to do with picking the hot hand in the sprint of the Western Conference.
Though the save total against San Jose was impressive, Emery didn't have to stand on his head to turn...
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December 14, 2011
Jonathan Toews scored the winner in the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks took a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
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December 15, 2011
Last Night's Scores:Bruins 5, Senators 2Blackhawks 4, Wild 3 (SO)Coyotes 1, Ducks 4Quick Stats:Tim Thomas, BOS (47 saves, 49 shots against)Kiklas Hagman, ANA (2 goals)Jonathan Toews, CHI (1 goal, 1 assist)Tonight's Games:Stars @ IslandersCanucks @ HurricanesKings @ Blue JacketsFlyers @ CanadiensFlames @ LightningRangers @ BluesRed Wings @ PredatorsCapitals @ JetsOilers @...
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December 15, 2011
What a good call by Versus (becoming NBC Sports on January 2nd, if you haven’t seen that a MILLION times, ha ha) matching up the number one (Wild) and two (Hawks) Western Conference teams. The Wild also led the NHL in total points prior to the game. It would be Ray Emery (6-1-2) to make his 3rd consecutive start in the net against Nik Backstrom (11-6-2). Two solid goalies,...
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December 15, 2011
The Blackhawks scored to take the lead early in the third period of Wednesday's game in Minnesota against the Wild, the leading team in the National Hockey League. It was a pretty goal, too, with captain Jonathan Toews exploiting a weary defense, left out there after an icing call, by executing a cute "here it is, no, it's not" move to elude the defense and get...
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December 15, 2011
One of the most frustrating aspects of the Blackhawks’ performance last season was their inconsistency on special teams. If the power play was working, the penalty kill wasn’t. If the kill was working, the power play wasn’t.
Early on in the season, the situation is not that much different. But there was a stretch where both special teams were putrid, with the power...
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December 15, 2011
The Morning After:Yesterday’s results:Bruins 5, Senators 2Blackhawks 4, Wild 3 (SO)Ducks 4, Coyotes 1RLD 3 stars of the night:1. Tim Thomas, BOS (47 saves)2. Niklas Hagman, ANA (2 goals)3. Jonathan Toews, CHI (1 goal, 1 assist, SO goal)---Tonight’s slate:Stars @ Islanders, 7:00 ETCanucks @ Hurricanes, 7:00Kings @ Blue Jackets, 7:00Flyers @ Canadiens, 7:30Flames @ Lightning, 7...
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