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Patrick Sharp - W - Blackhawks

Patrick Sharp is hoping that returning home might boost Chicago after three straight losses.

"We have to find a way to dig in," Sharp said. "This series is going back to Chicago to play in front of our fans and use our home ice. We have to find a way to force a Game 6." Sharp leads the Blackhawks with 10 points in nine games, but he has just one assist in Chicago's last three contests. The Blackhawks offense has gone cold and Sharp will be one of the players that has the potential to get them out of this funk.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 24 - 9:37 AM
Corey Crawford - G - Blackhawks

Corey Crawford admitted that when it comes to the Blackhawks "everyone's a little pissed off."

Chicago has now lost three straight games to Detroit after taking their second-round opener. "I thought we played well again. It just seems like we can't get bounces," Crawford said of their 2-0 loss on Thursday. Crawford can't really be faulted for their latest loss after stopping 25 of 26 shots. With that in mind, it would be shocking if Ray Emery started on Saturday.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 24 - 9:34 AM
Jonathan Toews - C - Blackhawks

Jonathan Toews still has faith that things are going to work out for Chicago.

They suffered a 2-0 loss on Thursday and are now trailing Detroit 3-1 in their second-round series. "We played our tails off. We did a lot of good things. We just didn't find the back of the net. Eventually, something’s got to give," Toews said. "We’re too good a team, we've got too much talent. For as hard as we’re working, something’s got to go our way." Obviously, the Blackhawks can't afford to wait for "eventually" any more. Toews will be one of the more interesting players to watch in Game 5. He had no goals and just three points in nine playoff games and was charged with three minor penalties on Thursday.
Source: CSN Chicago
May 24 - 9:30 AM
Joel Quenneville - C - Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks power play was anemic in their 2-0 loss to Detroit on Thursday.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville wasn't sure if it cost them any momentum, but he admitted that they certainly could have used the boost. The Blackhawks have a mediocre at best 12.0 power-play percentage in the postseason. Teams have overcome worse power-play success rates, but the Hawks certainly need to take advantage of any opportunities they get now that they're down 3-1 in their second-round series.
Source: CSN Chicago
May 24 - 9:26 AM
Jonathan Toews - C - Blackhawks

Jonathan Toews was held off the scoresheet for the third straight game Thursday as the Blackhawks were shut out by Detroit by a score of 2-0.

Toews did register three shots on goal and six penalty minutes in the game, but he has totaled only three points, all assists, in nine postseason games this spring. If the Blackhawks are going to come back from their current 3-1 hole in the series their captain will have to be a major contributor.
May 23 - 11:16 PM
Corey Crawford - G - Blackhawks

Corey Crawford turned away 25 of 26 shots Thursday, but was saddled with a loss in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Red Wings.

This result was far from being Crawford's fault, but given the three-game slide the Blackhawks are currently suffering through there's a chance we could see Ray Emery between the pipes for Game Five Saturday.
Related: Ray Emery
May 23 - 11:07 PM
Corey Crawford - G - Blackhawks

Corey Crawford will start in goal for the Blackhawks in Game 4 Thursday night.

He has lost his past two appearances while surrendering seven goals, but Chicago is sticking with him. Prior to Ray Emery's injury there was some talk of the Hawks using two goaltenders in the playoffs, but Emery's ailment and Crawford's solid play had stopped those conversations.
Related: Ray Emery
Source: Chris Kuc on Twitter
May 23 - 3:51 PM
Jonathan Toews - C - Blackhawks

Chicago teammate Viktor Stalberg is confident that Jonathan Toews will snap out of his scoring funk in Game 4.

"I've got a feeling he'll probably score here tonight," Stalberg said prior to Game 4 against Detroit. "He's usually that guy that when we need him the most he's going to find a way to get it done. So I wouldn't be surprised to see him have a big game here tonight." Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin predicted that James Neal would break out of his slump "soon," going into Wednesday's contest and Neal responded with two goals and one assist. The Blackhawks would be more than thankful if Toews had a night like that.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
May 23 - 3:42 PM
Patrick Sharp - W - Blackhawks

Patrick Sharp practiced on the Blackhawks' top line on Wednesday.

Sharp skated alongside Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa. "That's up to Joel. He has a good feel for the team, mixing and matching players," Sharp said. "You’ve seen that in the past. I'll play wherever he puts me and I trust he knows the right combination." Toews has struggled offensively in the 2013 playoffs, so maybe this change will help spark him.
Related: Jonathan Toews
Source: CSN Chicago
May 23 - 9:10 AM
Marian Hossa - W - Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are putting a lot of emphasis on getting off to a great start in Game 4 on Thursday.

"It’s going to be huge," Marian Hossa said. "It’s going to be a big difference after Game 4: it’s either going to be 2-2 or 3-1. We know the stakes and we have to prepare. We did a lot of good things in Game 3, but they still found a way to be better than us. In Game 4 we have to be better than them." Chicago is 3-1 in the postseason when leading after 20 minutes and they haven't lost a 2013 playoff game when they held the lead going into the third period.
Source: CSN Chicago
May 23 - 9:04 AM
Andrew Shaw - W - Blackhawks

Andrew Shaw has accumulated 18 penalty minutes over the first three games of the second round.

Shaw will be looking to play a more disciplined game on Thursday. "I’ve gotta keep going to the net and keep my hands down, also," Shaw said. "It’s a physical battle in front of the net and I can’t take stupid penalties. I have to move forward and move past the last game. We have to stay disciplined." The Blackhawks have been perfect when it comes to killing penalties in the playoffs, but allowing the other team to have a power-play opportunity still kills Chicago's momentum.
Source: CSN Chicago
May 23 - 9:00 AM
Jonathan Toews - C - Blackhawks

Jaromir Jagr, Jonathan Toews and Tyler Seguin remain frustratingly planted in the "no-goal club."

Seguin must be the most agitated with a whopping 39 SOG and zero tallies in 10 games, failing to find the net despite firing almost four shots on opposing goalies per contest. It's stunning that the Bruins are one win away from the Eastern Conference finals despite the fact that Jagr and Seguin have gone without a goal on 68 combined SOG.
Related: Tyler Seguin, Jaromir Jagr
May 23 - 2:22 AM
Brandon Saad - W - Blackhawks

Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp switched lines at Wednesday's practice.

Saad moved to the second line to play with Dave Bolland and Patrick Kane, while Sharp skated alongside Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa. "We'll see on the lines," coach Joel Quenneville said. "I know that it's something we'll talk about going into the game."
Related: Patrick Sharp
Source: NHL.com
May 22 - 6:32 PM
Joel Quenneville - C - Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are facing some adversity for the first time this season and coach Joel Quenneville sees it as a great opportunity.

"All year long, we've been in a very favorable position," Quenneville said. "I don't think we've been against it in any areas, as far as many stretches in games being down, and definitely in a series we haven't been down. It's a great test for us. It's a good challenge for us. The adversity we're in right now, we have to find a way to overcome it, and that'll be a challenge at the end of the day, to find out about everybody." The Hawks trail the Red Wings 2-1 in their best-of-seven series with Game 4 set for Thursday night.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 22 - 3:56 PM
Duncan Keith - D - Blackhawks

Duncan Keith was able to take some positives out of Detroit's 3-1 win on Monday.

"We probably had one of our better game of the playoffs (Monday)," Keith said. "Even though we lost, I think we're going to take some confidence away from this game. I know it's a tougher situation down 2-1, but we just got to go in with the right mentality the next game." Chicago has been given plenty of time to reflect on that defeat, given that Game 4 won't be until Thursday. Keith assisted on Chicago's lone goal on Monday and has six points in eight playoff games.
Source: Detroit News
May 22 - 9:59 AM

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