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What’s Behind a ‘Hot’ Goalie’s Bad Game (Besides a Jinx)

Ahead of Wednesday night’s Chicago Blackhawks-Los Angeles Kings game, I wrote about the “hottest” goalies of the Stanley Cup playoffs to date. No. 1 on the list? Chicago’s Corey Crawford, who promptly had the worst game of his playoff career, allowing five goals on 30 shots in the Kings’ runaway victory. It probably seems self-serving not to merely […]

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What’s Behind a ‘Hot’ Goalie’s Bad Game (Besides a Jinx)

Ahead of Wednesday night’s Chicago Blackhawks-Los Angeles Kings game, I wrote about the “hottest” goalies of the Stanley Cup playoffs to date. No. 1 on the list? Chicago’s Corey Crawford, who promptly had the worst game of his playoff career, allowing five goals on 30 shots in the Kings’ runaway victory. It probably seems self-serving not to merely […]

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Who’s the ‘Hottest’ Goalie in the Playoffs?

The Chicago Blackhawks are up 1-0 in the Western Conference finals going into Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday night, thanks in part to the outstanding performance of their goaltender, Corey Crawford. The notion that the NHL playoffs are about which goalie catches fire at the right time has been repeated to the point of cliché. But […]

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Who’s the ‘Hottest’ Goalie in the Playoffs?

The Chicago Blackhawks are up 1-0 in the Western Conference finals going into Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday night, thanks in part to the outstanding performance of their goaltender, Corey Crawford. The notion that the NHL playoffs are about which goalie catches fire at the right time has been repeated to the point of cliché. But […]

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