78 Days Until The Blackhawks Opener

We had so much fun doing our Countdown to Faceoff series last season that we decided to do it again.  In case you’re new to the series, we’ll do a roster preview as we count down the days until the Chicago Blackhawks  October 9th season opener against the Dallas Stars.

We are down to 78 in our countdown to the Blackhawks opener and of course there is of course no Blackhawk player ever to wear #78 so let’s take a look at another list of Chicago Blackhawks records in Goals Against Average (minimum 20 games)

Regular Season Goals Against All-time

1. Lorne Chabot– 1.80
2. Charlie Gardiner-2.02
3. Paul Goodman-2.17
4. Antti Niemi– 2.32
5. Corey Crawford-2.36
6. Jeff Hackett-2.45
7. Ray Emery-2.47
8. Chris Terreri-2.47
9. Cristobal Huet-2.51
10. Gerry DesJardins-2.58

Playoff Goalies Goals Against (Minimum 10 Games)

1. Charlie Gardiner- 1.43
2. Corey Crawford-2.21
3. Ed Belfour-2.51
4. Alain Chevrier-2.61
5. Antti Niemi-2.63
6. Glenn Hall-2.85
7. Nikolai Khabibulin-2.93
8. Mike Karakas-3.01
9. Tony Esposito-3.07
10. Denis DeJordy-3.49

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I must admit after doing a bunch of lists of Blackhawks all-time records the names on this list have been the most amazing and a real walk down memory lane. What name surprises you the most?

Be on the lookout for our Countdown to Faceoff series as we continue to work our way to the season opener on October 9th. We’re 83 days from the season opener.  Is it October yet???

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