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June 11, 2015
Corey Crawford Comes Up Big as Blackhawks Even Stanley Cup at 2: The Chicago Blackhawks survived a late barrage by the Tampa Bay Lightning to win 2-1 in game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday, making the series 2-2. Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, who benched Crawford earlier in the playoffs, called the game a "goalie win." Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos missed wide at point blank range in the waning seconds.
Super tight and entertaining series so far. Teams seem really evenly matched.
posted by holden at 12:01 PM on June 11, 2015
NHL Pick 'Em update:
Longest game: 0 OTs (0 winners)
TV rating: 3.1 after game 2 (closest 3.2, jagsnumberone; 2.7, bender; 2.5, holden)
First scorer: Alex Killorn (0 winners)
Most goals: 2, Teuvo Teravainen, Brandon Saad, Cedric Paquette, Killorn (0 winners)
Most assists: 4, Marian Hossa, Victor Hedman (0 winners)
Most points: 4, Hossa, Hedman, Ryan Callahan (0 winners)
Best plus/minus: 2, Hossa, Duncan Keith, David Rundblad, Callahan, Braydon Coburn, Ondrej Palat (7 winners)
Most penalty minutes: 6, Coburn (1 winner)
Starting goaltender with the best GAA: 1.74, Andrei Vasilevskiy (0 winners)
Vasilevskiy starts a game and screws us all with that performance.
posted by rcade at 12:05 PM on June 11, 2015
These numbers don't look like a Conn Smythe winner. Who would be the front-runner at this point assuming his team wins?
posted by rcade at 12:06 PM on June 11, 2015
Stamkos didn't really "miss", as much as his shot was deflected by a stick while heading towards an open net.
posted by grum@work at 12:41 PM on June 11, 2015
I think Duncan Keith is ahead right now, since Toews and Kane have dried up a little.
Tampa is pretty wide open, could be Johnson if he scores a few more, could be Bishop if he is great down the stretch, could be Hedman.
posted by rumple at 01:17 AM on June 12, 2015
That Stamkos miss will haunt his dreams forever if the Bolts lose. As good as Crawford was at the end, he wasn't getting that one.