Crawford Registers 39 Saves, Blackhawks Beat Wild 3-1
Corey Crawford made 39 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Sunday night.
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Corey Crawford made 39 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Sunday night.
The game puck for his first NHL win meant something to Jeremy Colliton. The relief for his players meant a lot more.
The Blackhawks have lost six straight games and two in a row under coach Jeremy Colliton.
Goals by Andrei Svechnikov, Jaccob Slavin, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Calvin de Haan gave Carolina a four-goal lead early in the second period and the Hurricanes held on for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night that spoiled the NHL coaching debut of Jeremy Colliton.
Amid a disappointing 6-6-3 start, following five consecutive losses, the Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Joel Quenneville, and named Rockford IceHogs head coach Jeremy Colliton as his replacement.
Jonathan Toews got his 300th career goal, and Jan Rutta and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blackhawks.
Cam Ward made 25 saves for the Blackhawks (6-5-3), who have lost four straight.
Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews scored for the Blackhawks. Corey Crawford turned away 24 shots, but coach Joel Quenneville thought turnovers were a big problem.
Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to their third straight win, 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Despite Patrick Kane's two goals, the Blackhawks lost their first Saturday game after starting the season 3-0-0.
