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CHICAGO -- Corey Crawford started every single playoff game when the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup last year. Ricardo Louis Jersey . Detroit had Jimmy Howard in goal, Jonathan Quick was in net for Los Angeles, Boston had Tuukka Rask, and Crawford beat each one of them. Chicagos unassuming goaltender still had his doubters when this season began. Not so much right now. Crawford is among the NHLs playoff leaders with a .931 save percentage and 1.97 goals-against average, leading the Blackhawks to the Western Conference finals for the fourth time in six seasons. The breakout post-season comes after he set career highs for games and starts while going 32-16-10 during the regular season. "Its another step closer to our ultimate goal and were pretty excited about that right now," Crawford said moments after he helped finish off Minnesota in the second round. "Resilient bunch and we never give up or get down, never get too high. That was a pretty good finish for this one." With Chicago locked in a tight series with the improving Wild, Crawford stepped up at a pivotal moment for the Blackhawks title defence. He had 27 saves in Game 5, helping the Blackhawks rally for a 2-1 win and a 3-2 series lead. Then he made 34 more stops in a 2-1 win at Minnesota on Tuesday night, keeping his team in the game until Patrick Kane got free for the series-clinching goal in overtime. "He was big," Kane said. "Seems to be a trend in this building, kind of in the second period, that they outplay us. Im sure he wasnt happiest with us with how we were playing in front of him. But he did what he does. Hes a great goaltender, and we feel hes the best in the league for that reason." It was Minnesotas first home loss of the post-season, but Crawford didnt sound all that impressed with his performance. "I rate it a as a win," he said. "Thats the only thing that counts." Crawford was just a spectator when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010, beating Philadelphia in six games. He took over as Chicagos starting goaltender the following season and posted a career-high 33 wins. Crawford took his lumps when the Blackhawks lost in the first round of the NHL playoffs in 2011 and 2012. He put those years of difficult lessons to good use last summer, when he went 16-7 with a .932 save percentage and an NHL-best 1.84 GAA in Chicagos run to the title. Now hes back for more. Next up is a rematch with the Kings, who lost to the Blackhawks in the conference finals a year ago, or a showdown with the Anaheim Ducks, the Wests top seed. Anaheim held a 3-2 series lead going into Wednesday nights game at Los Angeles. "Every round gets harder," said the 29-year-old Crawford, who received a $36 million, six-year contract extension after last years title. "Two really strong teams that are playing right now, were going to have to face one of them. Have to get some rest and prepare to work harder for our opportunities." Carl Nassib Jersey .Lets go back to the Avs, who have become one of the funnest teams to watch in this years playoffs. Joe Thomas Jersey . But when it was all over they had wasted another lead, seen another pitcher flame out on the mound and lost their fourth straight at home. http://www.footballbrownsnflprostore.com/Youth-Kenny-Britt-Elite-Jersey/ . Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane wanted to stay in Chicago and the Blackhawks wanted to keep the high-scoring forwards in the only NHL uniform they have ever known.San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Coming off their second loss of the season, the 18th-ranked San Diego State Aztecs try to work their way back into the win column on Wednesday night as they host the Long Beach State 49ers. The Aztecs, who ranked as high as 13th in the AP poll last week, lost for the second time in a span of three games as the team succumbed to a Washington defense that held them to just 36 points on Sunday. For the fourth time this season SDSU held an opponent under 50 points, but still the Huskies picked up the 13-point win on their home floor. The good news is the Aztecs are back at home where they have not only won 18 straight games, the team has also rattled off 44 consecutive victories against opponents from the state of California, the longest active streak in the nation for one program against another states representatives. Meanwhile, the 49ers have yet to win a true road game in 2014-15, although they have won a pair of outings on a neutral floor during early-season tournament action. Most recently, the team was pitted against Stephen F. Austin on the road and came up short in a 74-45 final last Friday. Like the Aztecs, the last offensive effort for LBSU represented the weakest of the season thus far. The Aztecs lead the all-time series by a count of 36-22, winning four straight over LBSU. The most recent meeting took place three years ago with SDSU slipping by at home, 77-73, in overtime. Long Beach State fell behind SFA right out of the gate and never recovered, sinking only seven field goals in the first half and another nine after the break, en route to the lopsided road loss. Branford Jones came off the bench to tally 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, followed by David Samuels who came up a rebound shy of a double-double as he posteed 11 points, but was also charged with seven of the teams 19 turnovers. Marcus Martin Jersey. Despite missing all eight 3-point tries in the last outing, the 49ers are still converting shots from long distance at a 39.3 percent clip, which is considerably better than the opposition at 31.2 percent. Mike Caffey, one of three players to have started every game, checks in with 17.6 ppg to pace the offense, having not only knocked down 46.5 percent beyond the arc but also handing out 38 assists which is close to three times as many as his closest teammate entering play this week. Converting just one of their first 12 field goal attempts at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday, the Aztecs dug themselves a huge hole and were never able to regain their footing as they suffering an embarrassing loss at Washington. Even though SDSU made a mere five field goals in the first half, the team still trailed by just six points at the break, 21-15, before the Huskies put some more distance between themselves and the Aztecs. Not surprisingly, there wasnt a single San Diego State player in double figures due to the fact that no one sank more than a pair of field goals. The starting five was limited to a combined 4-of-36 from the field, with guard Trey Kell being held scoreless as he missed all seven shots from the floor. Winston Shepard was the high man with a mere seven points, while Skylar Spencer pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds. Offense has not been a major focus for the Aztecs this season, with the team scoring only 62.6 ppg, but still the squad was not prepared for the manner in which the Huskies treated them. Shepard is the lone double-digit scorer through eight games with his 10.3 ppg, adding 5.4 rpg while dealing with the fact that he has just nine assists against 21 turnovers. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' |
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