Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 35 of 35 shots in a 3-0 win for the Blackhawks over Philadelphia on Wednesday, snapping Chicago’s three-game losing streak.
With that headline, you’d figure the Chicago defense was its typical struggling self. But I don’t necessarily believe that was the case. I think it was far more of a mixed bag than anything. So there are some good and some bad things to talk about.
Chicago rolled with the defensive pairings of Duncan Keith–Cody Franson, Jan Rutta–Brent Seabrook and Michal Kempny–Connor Murphy.