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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:53 pm
ST. LOUIS -- Corey Crawford has the Chicago Blackhawks on an early season roll.Crawford stopped 27 shots and Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds into overtime, leading the Blackhawks over the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.Crawford won his sixth consecutive game while improving to 15-5-5 against the Blues.Chicago has earned a point in nine straight games, thanks in part to Crawford, who has given up just six goals in his last six contests.Hes been phenomenal, Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook said. Hes been the backbone.Crawford made 11 stops in the third period, including a sliding kick save on Vladimir Tarasenko while nursing a 1-0 lead.Im in a good spot right now, Crawford said. I feel good. Im reading plays (well). Im patient when I have to be and aggressive when its time.Crawford is 7-3-1 this season.He has been outstanding, instrumental in winning most of these games, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. Again tonight, a couple of big saves.Panarin whipped a wrist shot from the slot past Jake Allen for his sixth goal of the season. The tally came just 1 second after St. Louis Alex Pietrangelo left the penalty box.Allen said he never saw the shot.I just heard it hit the net, Allen said. It was a tough way to go.Panarin, a Russian-born winger, does not speak English. His usual interpreter, center Artem Anisimov, left the game in the second period with an upper-body injury.Hes day-to-day, Quenneville said. Hell be all right.Pietrangelo tied the game with 2:11 left in the third on a drive from the point that squeezed past Crawford, who got a piece of the shot.Marian Hossa pounced on the rebound of a shot by Gustav Forsling and followed it in for a 1-0 lead early in the second period. It was his seventh goal of the season and sixth in the last seven games.Weve been in a lot of those games, close the whole way, Quenneville said. We seem to always find a way to get two points at the end of the night.Chicago has outscored opponents 30-15 during this nine-game run.It feels nice to have a streak like this, Seabrook said. We keep getting it done. Every game is big and all the points are big.Allen made 28 saves for the Blues. He played well but has lost three of his last four and fell to 5-4-2.This is the Blackhawks longest winning streak since they won 12 in a row from Dec. 29, 2015 to Jan. 19, 2016.St. Louis is struggling after starting the season with three successive wins.Were taking way too many penalties when the game is on the line, coach Ken Hitchcock said. Were having to extend a lot of energy with a short bench. It is not a good recipe.Game notes Anisimov had a career-high 11-game point streak snapped. ... St. Louis LW Alexander Steen is one goal shy of 200 for his career. ... The Blues placed D Joel Edmundson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks. ... The teams will meet on Jan. 2 in the Winter Classic at Busch Stadium. ... Chicago D Duncan Keith has 11 assists, tops among all defensemen. ... The Blues have hit the goalpost or crossbar 15 times this season, tops in the NHL.UP NEXTBlackhawks: Host Washington on Friday night in the first of back-to-back home games.Blues: Play at Central Division-rival Nashville on Thursday night. Hydro Flask 24 Oz Standard Mouth . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. The candidates -- all previously announced in their own countries -- are: Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing; Krakow, Poland; Lviv, Ukraine; Oslo, Norway; and Stockholm. Water Bottle Hydro Flask 32 oz Wide Mouth Flamingo . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. http://www.hydroflaskaustralia.com/wate ... cific.html . 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Whatever trophy lists hes on, he should win them all or its a disgrace.Davis had 13 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns, breaking the Mid-American Conference record for career receptions. Davis also holds the MAC records for career yards receiving and touchdown catches.Davis also moved closer to the Football Bowl Subdivision career receiving record. His 4,987 yards ranks second behind Trevor Insleys 5,005.It means I throw the ball to him a lot, Terrell said. Its a tremendous testament to Corey. Hes a true professional and anybody that doubts Corey Davis is nuts because he will prove you wrong.Michael Henry added six receptions for 121 yards as the Broncos (11-0, 7-0, No. 14 AP) stayed in contention for a major bowl bid. They need a win against Toledo next week and a victory in the MAC championship to have a chance at the Cotton Bowl.Jordan Johnson had 95 yards rushing for the Bulls (2-9, 1-6), who lost their third straight game. Grant Rohach, who filled in for injured starter Tyree Jackson, threw for 140 yards.Executions not where it should be for us to have a chance to beat a team like this, Buffalo coach Lance Leipold said.After a scoreless opening quarter, the Broncos controlled the action the rest of the way.Terrell found Davis for a 22-yard touchdown with 8:16 left in the second quarter, and then passed to Jarvion Franklin for a 20-yard touchdown with 2 minutes left in the half.The Broncos padded their lead in the third quarter on Butch Hamptons 30-yard field goal andd Terrells 65-yard touchdown pass to Henry.ddddddddddddestern Michigans defense recorded its second shutout this season. The Broncos beat Akron 41-0 on Oct. 15 for their first shutout since 2006.THE TAKEAWAYBuffalo: The Bulls continue to struggle in Leipolds second season. Buffalo has been outscored 361-179 this year, including 246-123 in conference play. The Bulls couldnt find an offensive rhythm without Jackson, who missed the game with a leg injury. Buffalo was shut out for the first time since 2011.Western Michigan: The Broncos and No. 1 Alabama are the only unbeaten teams left in the FBS. Western Michigan, which won its program-best 11th game this season, hadnt shut out two teams in the same season since 2000.POLL IMPLICATIONSWestern Michigan could move up in The Associated Press Top 25 after No. 11 Utah lost 30-28 to Oregon.TREMENDOUS TURNAROUNDAfter finishing the 2013 season 1-11, which was Flecks first in Kalamazoo, the Broncos have a chance to go 12-0 with a win over Toledo.We lost plenty a couple years ago, Terrell said. Theres no letdown because guys that have been here understand what its like to basically lose every game. We know what that feeling is like.LOPSIDED STATSThe Broncos finished with 626 yards of total offense, compared to Buffalos 268. 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