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Corey Crawford

#50 · Goalie · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Dec 31, 1984 in Montréal, Quebec, CAN · 6'2", 216 lb · Catches left · Drafted 52nd overall in 2003 by CHI (round 2)

Trophy case

×2 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2014-15, 2012-13
×2 William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2014-15, 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jimmy Howard DET · 57 GP, 0.920 Ilya Bryzgalov PHI · 59 GP, 0.909 Kari Lehtonen DAL · 59 GP, 0.922 Martin Brodeur NJD · 59 GP, 0.908 Tim Thomas BOS · 59 GP, 0.920

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402005-06: 2 games205-062007-08: 5 games507-082009-10: 1 games109-102010-11: 57 games5710-112011-12: 57 games5711-122012-13: 30 games3012-132013-14: 59 games5913-142014-15: 57 games5714-152015-16: 58 games5815-162016-17: 55 games5516-172017-18: 28 games2817-182018-19: 39 games3918-192019-20: 40 games4019-20

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2005-06 CHI 2 0010 41 36 5 3.47 0.878
2007-08 CHI 5 1201 112 104 8 2.14 0.929
2009-10 CHI 1 0100 35 32 3 3.04 0.914 $800K
2010-11 CHI 57 331864 1545 1417 128 2.30 0.917 $800K
2011-12 CHI 57 301770 1507 1361 146 2.72 0.903 $2.667M
2012-13 CHI 30 19553 769 712 57 1.94 0.926 $2.667M
2013-14 CHI 59 3216102 1533 1405 128 2.26 0.917 $2.667M
2014-15 CHI 57 322052 1661 1535 126 2.27 0.924 $6M
2015-16 CHI 58 351857 1718 1587 131 2.37 0.924 $6M
2016-17 CHI 55 321842 1691 1553 138 2.55 0.918 $6M
2017-18 CHI 28 16922 842 782 60 2.27 0.929 $6M
2018-19 CHI 39 141852 1176 1068 108 2.93 0.908 $6M
2019-20 CHI 40 162031 1294 1186 108 2.77 0.917 $6M
13 seasons Career 488 2601625326 13924 12778 1146 2.45 0.918

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2008-09 CHI 1 0000 7 6 1 3.77 0.857
2010-11 CHI 7 3401 218 202 16 2.21 0.927
2011-12 CHI 6 2400 159 142 17 2.58 0.893
2012-13 CHI 23 16701 674 628 46 1.84 0.932
2013-14 CHI 19 11801 590 538 52 2.53 0.912
2014-15 CHI 20 13602 616 569 47 2.31 0.924
2015-16 CHI 7 3400 205 186 19 2.55 0.907
2016-17 CHI 4 0400 123 111 12 2.84 0.902
2019-20 CHI 9 4500 324 294 30 3.31 0.907
9 seasons Playoffs 96 524205 2916 2676 240 2.38 0.918

2011-12 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
57 55 301770 1507 1361 146 2.72 0.903

Contract

$2.667MCap hitends in 2014, then UFA
$139KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 30 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2013-14, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2011-12 $2.667M
2012-13 $2.667M
2013-14 $2.667M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2014-15 to 2019-20 $6M
2011-12 to 2013-14 $2.667M
2009-10 to 2010-11 $800K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2011-12 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-3.4Goals above replacement43rd of 48 goalies
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-16.6Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 48 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-100102030402010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

-16.6Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
129.4Expected goals againstfrom 2,011 unblocked attempts
146Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.903Save %0.914 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 47 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved -0.31 above expected per 60 minutes13th
Shot difficulty 6.4% chance per attempt faced72ndA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 47 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Allowed 146Expected 129.4

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 7, 2012 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) W 32 30 2 0.938 64:38
Apr 5, 2012 @ MIN L 1-2 (SO) OTL 23 22 1 0.957 64:18
Mar 31, 2012 @ NSH W 5-4 W 33 29 4 0.879 59:58
Mar 29, 2012 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) W 20 17 3 0.850 65:00
Mar 27, 2012 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) OTL 22 21 1 0.955 64:55
Mar 25, 2012 vs NSH L 1-6 L 15 11 4 0.733 41:47
Mar 21, 2012 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) W 24 23 1 0.958 62:42
Mar 20, 2012 @ CBJ W 5-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Mar 18, 2012 vs WSH W 5-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 60:00
Mar 16, 2012 @ DAL W 4-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 60:00
Mar 13, 2012 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) W 18 18 0 1.000 44:53
Feb 29, 2012 vs TOR W 5-4 10 7 3 0.700 20:00
Feb 25, 2012 @ LAK L 0-4 L 10 6 4 0.600 26:49
Feb 23, 2012 vs DAL L 1-3 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:25
Feb 21, 2012 vs DET W 2-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Feb 19, 2012 vs STL W 3-1 W 30 29 1 0.967 60:00
Feb 18, 2012 @ CBJ W 6-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Feb 16, 2012 @ NYR W 4-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 59:52
Feb 10, 2012 @ SJS L 3-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 59:10
Feb 2, 2012 @ EDM L 4-8 L 28 23 5 0.821 43:35
Jan 31, 2012 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) OTL 33 30 3 0.909 63:37
Jan 24, 2012 vs NSH L 1-3 L 25 23 2 0.920 59:48
Jan 21, 2012 @ NSH L 2-5 L 17 13 4 0.765 36:03
Jan 18, 2012 vs BUF W 6-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:55
Jan 15, 2012 vs SJS W 4-3 W 24 21 3 0.875 60:00
Jan 14, 2012 @ DET L 2-3 (OT) OTL 43 40 3 0.930 63:37
Jan 10, 2012 vs CBJ W 5-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 59:34
Jan 8, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) OTL 27 24 3 0.889 62:53
Jan 6, 2012 vs COL L 0-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 60:00
Jan 2, 2012 vs EDM L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 58:38
Dec 30, 2011 vs DET W 3-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 59:59
Dec 28, 2011 vs LAK L 0-2 L 38 36 2 0.947 57:51
Dec 26, 2011 vs CBJ W 4-1 W 38 37 1 0.974 59:26
Dec 21, 2011 vs MTL W 5-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 60:00
Dec 5, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 (SO) 16 13 3 0.813 21:08
Dec 2, 2011 vs NYI W 5-4 (SO) W 41 37 4 0.902 64:55
Nov 29, 2011 vs PHX L 1-4 L 21 17 4 0.810 45:02
Nov 26, 2011 @ LAK W 2-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 59:58
Nov 25, 2011 @ ANA W 6-5 W 28 23 5 0.821 59:38
Nov 23, 2011 @ SJS L 0-1 L 21 20 1 0.952 58:53
Nov 19, 2011 @ EDM L 2-9 7 5 2 0.714 12:28
Nov 18, 2011 @ CGY L 2-5 L 26 21 5 0.808 60:00
Nov 16, 2011 @ VAN W 5-1 W 29 28 1 0.966 60:00
Nov 13, 2011 vs EDM W 6-3 W 23 20 3 0.870 59:51
Nov 10, 2011 @ CBJ W 6-3 W 30 27 3 0.900 59:59
Nov 8, 2011 @ STL L 0-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:58
Nov 6, 2011 vs VAN L 2-6 L 38 32 6 0.842 60:00
Nov 3, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) W 43 41 2 0.953 65:00
Oct 31, 2011 vs NSH W 5-4 (OT) W 28 24 4 0.857 61:52
Oct 28, 2011 @ CAR L 0-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 60:00
Oct 25, 2011 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) W 31 29 2 0.935 65:00
Oct 22, 2011 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) OTL 24 20 4 0.833 64:55
Oct 20, 2011 @ COL W 3-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Oct 18, 2011 @ PHX W 5-2 W 16 14 2 0.875 59:55
Oct 15, 2011 vs BOS L 2-3 (SO) OTL 37 35 2 0.946 65:00
Oct 8, 2011 vs DAL W 5-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 59:56
Oct 7, 2011 @ DAL L 1-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 57:22