Corey Crawford News

Crawford, 28, posted a 16-7 record with one shutout, a league-best 1.84 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in 23 post-season games while helping the Blackhawks capture the 2013 Stanley Cup. The Montreal, Quebec, native has earned an 83-43-19 record with eight shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in 152 career games with Chicago from 2005 to 2013.

Crawford has been excellent in the post-season. He leads the playoffs in GAA with a 1.74 and sits second to Tukkaa Rask in SV% with a .935. The Rask vs. Crawford matchup is an intriguing one as they both were not the starters the last time each of these teams won the Stanley Cup, but now they get their shot.

Crawford allowed two goals on 21 shots in Game 4's 3-2 win. The Blackhawks are in the drivers seat and will look to close out the series at home tonight. The Kings have not played well on the road in these playoffs, so it will be a tough task for Los Angeles.

Crawford allowed two goals on 27 shots in Game 3's 3-1 loss in Los Angeles. The Kings stayed perfect at the Staples Center in the postseason so it won't be an easy task for Crawford to steal one on the road tonight. The Blackhawks will be without their best defenseman Duncan Keith for tonight's contest.

Crawford allowed two goals on 31 shots in Game 2's 4-2 win. He now holds the playoff's best GAA with a 1.67 and second best SV% with a .938. He has been fantastic all year and with another good performance tonight, he could have the Hawks one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals.

Crawford was not as busy as Jonathan Quick in Game 1 but he was excellent regardless. He allowed one tally on 22 shots in the Game 1 win. He will obviously be back in goal tonight and will look to lead the Blackhawks to a 2-0 series lead.

He only allowed one goal in Game 6. He now has a 1.78 GAA and .935 SV% in the playoffs.

Crawford allowed one goal on 26 shots in a 4-1 win in Game 5. He now has the Playoffs second best GAA (1.66) and third best SV% (.938). The Blackhwaks face elimination again tonight but this time on the road and Crawford will need to be ready for Joe Louis Arena to be rocking.

Crawford allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Hawks 3-1, Game 3 loss. Jimmy Howard outplayed him in the contest stopping 39 shots. Crawford will need to be better tonight if the Hawks are going to avoid going 3-1.

Crawford exorcised more than a few first-round demons with his convincing performances against the Minnesota Wild. The netminder was looking more like he did against Vancouver in April 2011 than Phoenix in April 2012, and he finally notched that postseason series victory. He posted a spectacular 1.32 GAA and .950 SV% in round one. He will need to be good to shut down the Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg who carried Detroit past the Ducks.

Crawford is coming off of a 25-save shutout in Game 4. The series shifts back to Chicago where the Blackhawks will look to wrap it up in 5. Crawford currently has the top ranked GAA (1.39) and SV% (.949) in the playoffs.

Crawford was busy in Game 3. He faced 37 shots and turned aside 34 of them in the 3-2 OT loss. Minnesota was throwing everything at him and will likely do the same tonight. The Hawks are still the favorites to win the series but the Wild have made it tough on Chicago.

Crawford was not nearly as busy as Josh Harding was in Game 2. He only saw 28 shots and stopped 26 of them. He has been great thus far posting a 2-0 record with a 1.31 GAA and .945 SV%.

Crawford played well in Game 1 allowing just one goal on 27 shots in the 2-1 Overtime win. The Blackhawks looked like the better of the two teams but Minnesota doesn't look like they're going to go down quietly.

The combination of Crawford and Ray Emery had the lowest goals against average this season. Crawford finished the season with a 19-5-5 record with a 1.94 GAA and .926 SV%. The Blackhawks are huge favorites for this series and in the Western Conference, making Crawford a great goaltending option in playoff fantasy leagues.

After winning three straight starts, Crawford has lost each of his last two starts. He has had a fantastic season going 18-5-5 with a 1.98 GAA and .925 SV%. He is a must start against the lowly Flames tonight.

Crawford allowed two goals on 31 shots in a losing effort vs. the Coyotes on Saturday. He will be back in goal tonight when the Hawks take on their rivals from Vancouver. This game could go either way.

Crawford gets both back to back games this weekend as Emery remains day to day with an injury.

Crawford has a nice matchup against a fading Preds squad and with Emery out could play out the string.

Crawford won his last start, 3-2 in a shootout, Friday against Detroit.