Wings' Howard Shuts Out Chicago In Game 4: Jimmy Howard stopped all 28 shots he faced Thursday against Chicago in a winning effort. (Updated 5/24/13)
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Corey Crawford played well at the other end, but the Wings were able to find the back of the net in the second period for the eventual game-winning tally before Daniel Cleary found an empty net in the final minute of the third period. Although the Wings have a 3-1 lead in the series, Jimmy Howard needs to stay sharp with the return to Chicago for Game 5 on Saturday. (Updated 5/24/13).
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05/24/2013 09:12 Wings' Howard Shuts Out Chicago In Game 4
Howard stopped all 28 shots he faced Thursday against Chicago in a winning effort.Corey Crawford played well at the other end, but the Wings were able to find the back of the net in the second period for the eventual game-winning tally before Daniel Cleary found an empty net in the final minute of the third period. Although the Wings have a 3-1 lead in the series, Howard needs to stay sharp with the return to Chicago for Game 5 on Saturday.
Jimmy Howard rebounded from a disappointing 2010-11 to deliver his best goals-against average (2.12) over his three seasons as the Wings' starting netminder while parlaying the league's 10th-best save percentage (.920 ) into a career-high six shutouts. The workload last season would have been larger, but Howard missed time in February with a broken index finger. Questions about his ability as a true number one goaltender have subsided, but the loss of Nicklas Lidstrom and perhaps to a greater extent, Brad Stuart, could have an understandably large impact on Howard's numbers this season. Even with an improved backup behind him (Jonas Gustavsson), Howard should see 65 starts this time around, but he may be pressed to reach the 35-win plateau for the fourth consecutive season. (Updated 8/14/12)
