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Hawks Strike Quick to Take Fifth Straight

Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:48 PM.

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With the Hawks looking for their fifth straight victory the Islanders had one thing on their mind, hit first, win second. The Islanders came out physical, not allowing the high flying Hawks to use their speed and creativity early in the game. Usually when this happens the 3rd and 4th lines have to come thru to create some offense and that's exactly what happened, Andrew Brunette was in the right place at the right time to bang home a rebound off a Duncan Keith shot to make it 1-0 almost halfway thru the 1st period. A period that featured 11 shots, total, by both teams.

Things didn't get much better for the Hawks as they were only able to get 2, TWO shots in the second period. The Isles were able to tie it up on a rebound goal from Matt Martin, but it could have been much worse. Crawford came up big in the second period as the Hawks were searching for their legs.

The Hawks were able to dig deep in the third and halfway thru the frame the Hawks stars finally broke thru. Kane and Toews were able to find the net less then 30 seconds apart to give the Hawks a two goal lead with 10 minutes remaining. Just like last game against Phoenix the Hawks clamped down on D limiting the Isles to outside chances and getting big saves from Crawford if there was a breakdown.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GAME:

Scary Moment for Seabrook

Brunette Opens the Scoring

Matt Martin Ties it Up

Kane Gives the Hawks the Lead

Toews Extends the Lead

Dec 5, 2011	1	2	3	F
CHI (19-9-1)	1	0	2	3
NYI (12-12-2)	0	1	0	1

Three Stars
	Corey Crawford, CHI 27 Saves
	Jonathan Toews, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist
	Matt Martin, NYI 1 Goal

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	NYI
Shots on Goal	19	27
Hits	6	8
Faceoffs Won-Lost	11=15	15=11
Penalty Minutes	0:00	6:00
Power Plays Converted	1	0
Power Play Opportunities	2	0
Time on Attack	6:12	4:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
CHI	[7:57] - Andrew Brunette (4) - assists: Bickell, Keith
SECOND PERIOD
NYI	[18:35] - Matt Martin (4) - assists: Bailey, Streit
THIRD PERIOD
CHI	[11:36] - Patrick Kane (9) - assists: Toews, Seabrook
CHI	[11:55] - Jonathan Toews (7) - assists: Sharp, O'Donnell