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Hawks Follow Emery's Lead, Put Out Flames

Posted on November 10, 2011 at 09:31 PM.

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A solid twenty is in the books, and thanks to a pretty 2 on 1 the Hawks lead 1-0. Each team had a power play early but nothing really materialized, what was encouraging was the play of the PK and Ray Emery. After the Hawks had a sub par effort from Crawford the night before it was good to see Emery pick up his fellow goaltender. Toews was also given an assist on the goal which gives him a 5 game point streak which is good to see after the "slow" start by his standards.

Sharp has been all over the ice lately, including running Kipper.

For the most part it seemed as though the Hawks played right with the Flames in the second but the 4 under the shot total for the Hawks would say otherwise. Another period where the Hawks might have been trying to be too cute offensively. Ray Emery continues to stand tall as he has stopped all 23 shots that have been sent his way. All in all the Hawks defensive core has played a solid game, limiting chances, but Emery has been big when he has had to be. Hawks up 1-0 heading to the third, big two points here before the trip to Pittsburgh.

One could accuse the Hawks of looking past their last two opponents, but at least they walked away with two points tonight. The Hawks were only able to muster 17 shots against the flames, but two of them found the net. An early marker from Patrick Kane extended the lead to 2-0 and Ray Emery made the rest hold up as he had his first shutout in an Indianhead sweater. The Hawks now travel to Pittsburgh for a showdown with the Pens.

Dec 18, 2011	1	2	3	F
CGY (14-17-2)	0	0	0	0
CHI (22-10-1)	1	0	1	2

Three Stars
	Ray Emery, CHI 33 Saves; Shutout
	Patrick Kane, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist
	Patrick Sharp, CHI 1 Goal

Team Stats Comparison
	CGY	CHI
Shots on Goal	33	17
Hits	15	1
Faceoffs Won-Lost	14-15	15-14
Penalty Minutes	2:00	4:00
Power Plays Converted	0	0
Power Play Opportunities	2	1
Time on Attack	4:28	6:09