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Blackhawks, Crawford agree to terms on three-year deal Thu May 19 17:31:59 2011 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Blackhawks and goaltender Corey Crawford have agreed to terms on a three-year contract. Crawford led rookie goaltenders with 33 wins (33-18-6) this season. He also had four shutouts and a 2.30 goals-against-average. The 26-year-old netminder became the second Blackhawks goaltender since 1994 to reach the 30-win plateau in 2010-11, his first full NHL season. Crawford played in seven games during the playoffs, compiling a 3-4 record with a 2.21 GAA. The
Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Vancouver vs. San Jose Fri May 13 15:03:46 2011 EST
ve never made the Stanley Cup Finals before and they have a dismal 2-8 record in 10 all-time conference finals games. San Jose lost in six games to Calgary in the 2004 West finals and was swept last year by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. San Jose's scoring depth was not evident in last year's conference finals, as the Sharks managed just seven goals over the four losses. The Sharks are averaging 2.92 goals per game in this year's playoffs, recording 38 tallies in 13 tests.
Red Wings and Sharks meet for Game 7 in San Jose Thu May 12 10:59:53 2011 EST
contest in Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm also scored for the Red Wings and Jimmy Howard made 24 saves for the victory. Detroit is the eighth team in NHL history to even force a Game 7 after being down 3-0. The Chicago Blackhawks did the same against Vancouver in this year's opening round, but the Canucks took the decisive tilt in overtime. "To be honest, I didn't think we should have been down 0-3, we could have won them all, but so could they," Detroit head coach
Kesler makes case for Conn Smythe Wed May 11 12:51:30 2011 EST
orts he was on the ice for 11 of Vancouver's 14 goals and finished the series with 11 points while playing 25 minutes a game. Duh! Winning! Last year at this time, Kesler and the Canucks were licking their wounds after being defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the playoffs. Not even a silver medal from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics could apparently console Kesler because a year later, he has raised his game. The Canucks now face the winner of the San Jose Sharks-Detroit Red W
Red Wings win three straight, force Game 7 Tue May 10 22:54:55 2011 EST
took their third straight contest with a 3-1 victory over San Jose in Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinal from Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg and Darren Helm also scored for the Red Wings, who have followed the blueprint of the Chicago Blackhawks in the opening round against Vancouver, by losing the first three games in the series before forcing a terminal contest. Jimmy Howard made 24 saves for the victory. Logan Couture tallied for the Sharks, who hope to avoid the fate of the 194
Kesler a driving force for Canucks Fri May  6 13:52:59 2011 EST
can clinch a trip to the Western Conference Finals with a win on home ice Saturday. What a change for a team that just over a week ago struggled through three consecutive losses before a thrilling Game 7 victory over their arch-nemesis, the Chicago Blackhawks While Canada rallies behind these Canucks, it's an American-born player who carries the heart and soul of this club. Ryan Kesler single-handedly took control of the series in Game 3 with two goals, including the overtime winner, and an assi
Top-seeded Canucks host Preds in Game 1 of West semis Thu Apr 28 11:04:01 2011 EST
s Network) - Just two days after a thrilling Game 7 victory, the top- seeded Vancouver Canucks will host the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals. The Canucks were pushed to the limit by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, as the series went seven games despite the fact that Vancouver had won the first three contests. In the end the Blackhawks were not destined to become the fourth team in NHL history to win a series after trailing three-g
Nashville/Vancouver opens NHL conference semis Thu Apr 28 01:16:36 2011 EST
L playoffs will get underway on Thursday with a matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators. The Canucks won the Presidents' Trophy as the best team in the regular season, but were taken to seven games by the eighth-seeded Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference quarterfinals. Game 7 went to overtime, when Alexandre Burrows' goal gave Vancouver a 2-1 win that dispatched last year's Stanley Cup winners. The Canucks took the first three games of the series, but then dropped
Canucks' Luongo vindicated, for now Wed Apr 27 12:46:16 2011 EST
on the golf course before Tuesday night's Game 7 started, but this was a team that won the President' Trophy with a franchise-record 117 points in the regular season. It's a team that, when on its game, is deeper and more talented than the Chicago Blackhawks squad it dispensed, especially when goaltender Roberto Luongo is playing on the high level he rose to Tuesday with an incredible overtime masterpiece. For Luongo, Game 7 was the biggest of his career and potentially the most vindicating, ev
Blackhawks visit Canucks for improbable Game 7 Tue Apr 26 11:17:09 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Chicago Blackhawks have won three straight tests to force tonight's decisive Game 7 in Vancouver. The defending Stanley Cup champions will try to complete the amazing comeback when they visit the top- seeded Canucks at Rogers Arena for the finale of Western Conference quarterfinals. When the eighth-seeded Blackhawks lost the first three games of this series it appeared that the club's title defense was going to be short-lived. However, Chicago posted blowout victories in
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