The Chicago Blackhawks can point to a lot of reasons for a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night. Pointing to the play of Corey Crawford is not the place to start.
Failing to build on an early lead provided by the fourth line and costly turnovers had a hand in the 'Hawks' demise which will be their last game at the United Center in nearly six weeks. Tossing the blame in the Chicago net instead of where it should go just doesn't cut it.
Chicago led the game after two periods 1-0 on the strength of Brandon Bollig's sixth goal of the 2013-14 campaign. The fourth line struck on Chicago's second shift of the game when Bollig's wraparound attempt glanced off of Al Montoya's stick and right pad to sneak over the goal line.
That goal was the only one the 'Hawks would muster despite bombarding Montoya with 35 shots in the course of the action. The Winnipeg goalie was able to keep his team's chances alive until the Jets torched Chicago for three third-period goals.
The Blackhawks had been 23-0-3 after taking a lead into the final 20 minutes. Chicago has now dropped three straight games and heads o ...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Corey Crawford Not to Blame for Loss to Winnipeg Jets
January 27th, 2014 by Jon Fromi Leave a reply »
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