May 31, 2015
Post 2 Post: Locked-in Crawford backs Hawks to Final
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action. As McLennan writes, Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford was locked in during Game 7, putting in a solid performance to get his team to its third Cup final in six years.
Each night during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan provides his Post 2 Post rankings for every goaltender in action. Each goaltender will receive a score out of five based on their performance.
Blackhawks 5, Ducks 3
Frederik Andersen - 3 -Tough start for Andersen, as the Jonathan Toews goal is a tip and then a rebound. Made a good save on Marian Hossa from the slot. The second goal against is a screen shot that scores glove side, he is a touch deep on the play, about six inches. He had no chance on the Brandon Saad goal, as the back door was left wide open. Made a good save on Patrick Kane on a partial breakaway and Saad in alone as well. Hossa's goal went off his skate after a good initial save on Saad. Andersen faced seven odd-man rushes in the second period alone. He made some good saves on Kane, Saad and Toews early in the third. The Seabrook PK goal was another screen shot that he gets a chunk of but not enough. He hung in there when his team was really bad in front of him but came up short.
Corey Crawford - 4 - Had a great start, making a good right pad save on Ryan Kesler and playing aggressive on Ryan Getzlaf down the wall, then made a big right pad save on Patrick Maroon in tight. Good first period, as he was confident and relaxed. Made a good left pad save on Kesler at 3-0 and Maroon on a tip in tight as Anaheim pushed. He was strong in tight on Jakob Silfverberg as he jammed hard. Good rebound control on Clayton Stoner's shot from point, with traffic in front. He made three good saves that had no rebound on the PK, with the shots seeming to hit him and die. He was finally beat by Kesler on a bad angle shot in the Reverse Vertical Horizontal position (a move used to seal the post), at the only place he could have been beat: at the ears. Made a huge save on Kyle Palmieri on the doorstep and almost got a chunk of the Corey Perry goal on the backdoor. Made a huge save on Perry with the extra attacker, good glove save. Matt Beleskey's tip-in goal late didnt phase him. Crawford was locked in all night long, and showed no panic or holes in his game.