The Chicago Blackhawks would never have gotten to the Stanley Cup Final if Corey Crawford had not played stellar goal in the first three rounds of the playoffs.
He stopped the Minnesota Wild in the first round with little trouble. He helped the Blackhawks overcome a 3-1 deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the conference semifinal. He won a goaltending duel with Jonathan Quick in the Western Conference Final.
The Blackhawks have no reason to complain about Corey Crawford. He has a 1.74 goals against average, a .936 save percentage and he has one shutout during the postseason.
As well as Crawford has played, he is not perfect. Neither is Tuukka Rask for that matter. All goalies have vulnerable areas and can be beaten from time to time.
The Blackhawks' job is to figure out how they can get pucks by Rask and then execute when they find out where his weak spot is. Through the first three games, they have not done that.
However, it appears the Bruins have found an area they can exploit with Crawford. It's not something that is going to turn into a deluge of goals like the Bruins were able to get when they ...
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2013 Stanley Cup Final: Have the Boston Bruins Found Corey Crawford’s Weakness?
June 18th, 2013 by Steve Silverman Leave a reply »
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