Sunday 24 May 2015

Evening Up: Hawks 5, Ducks 4 and Saturday's Big Boy

That felt like two mini-games to me, the first of which lasted 48 minutes and was dominated by The Hawks.  Part Two, however, was a different story, as Anaheim took over for much of the final 37-or-so minutes.  It wasn't even that The Hawks looked especially bad, either, isolated moments aside...they just didn't press consistently like I thought they should.  I suppose being touched up for three goals against in less than a minute can take the wind out the old sails.
Some notes:
- Toews- Saad - Hossa had a pretty nice first half but they seemed the most affected by the momentum swing.  
- Vermette - Sharp - Teravainen picked up right where they left off before the stupid interruption of Game Three.  Here was The Hawks' best possession line and, fittingly, the authors of the winning goal.  Anytime Q considers tinkering again there should be someone nearby to shout GAME THREE into his earballs.
Yup, despite Toews having a good night against Kesler, Saad finally breaking through with some points and Vermette's beautiful second-effort goal, the belt returns to Corey Crawford.  Crow was the best Hawk when it mattered most.
                                                                    Yoink.


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