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What do you need to know about last nights big stories? Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Crawfords the man: Its this simple: Without the solid goaltending of Corey Crawford, the Chicago Blackhawks would not be enjoying this much success. Chicago has won seven straight and is 8-0-1 in its last nine. Crawford is 6-0-0 in his last six starts, during which he has allowed only six goals. He also has a .965 save percentage in his last seven starts. Theres no denying he is the backbone of the Blackhawks and largely responsible for their Central Division-leading 10-3-1 record. The Blackhawks are a different team than the one that has won three Stanley Cup titles since 2010. Their relative youth means they are giving up more scoring chances around Crawford, but hes been poised and gives them a chance to win every night. Because of the teams past success, he doesnt get the credit he deserves. He should this season.Panarin does it all: Sticking with the Blackhawks, forward Artemi Panarin scored in overtime to lead Chicago to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. He added an assist and a fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick. It was his eighth career winning goal and second in OT. He has 15 points in 14 games this season, and 36 goals and 56 assists for 92 points in 94 career games. Sure, his stats have been helped by playing on a line with Patrick Kane and occasionally with future Hall of Famer Marian Hossa. But Panarin, 25, is a dynamic and elusive player who is fun to watch. One criticism: For a man of his talent, he should stay away from fighting, especially against the likes of the Blues Scottie Upshall. The Blues would take that trade-off every time.Blue Jackets in the zone: Lets talk about the Columbus Blue Jackets, who defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday, adding to their 4-0-1 run. Many thought the Blue Jackets, now 6-3-2, would be in store for another difficult season, but they have surprised some people. One reason for their solid play is that theyre getting contributions throughout the lineup. Rookie defenseman Zach Werenski scored his first career overtime goal in the win over the Ducks. In net, Sergei Bobrovsky has won four straight, with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .970 save percentage to improve to 6-1-1 in his last eight games. For Columbus to continue this roll, Bobrovsky needs to stay sharp. Inconsistency has crept into his game in the past, but hes calm and confident at the moment. Thats a good sign. Discount Asics Shoes . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Clearance Asics Shoes . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. http://www.wholesaleasics.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Asics Running Shoes China Wholesale . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve. Asics Shoes Clearance . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Jonathan Stark scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and dished out seven assists to lead Murray State past Green Bay for a 93-77 win Saturday night.Gilbert Thomas Jr. and Jerami Grace added 12 points apiece for Murray State (2-1), Jachai Taylor had 11 points and Damarcus Croaker 10. The Racers shot 52 percent from the floor but were outrebounded 49-42.Trailing by four early in the second half, Murray State edged into the lead during an 8-0 spurt that included a bucket from Terrell Miller Jr. and bacck-to-back 3-pointers from Stark to make it 54-50 with 17:02 left.dddddddddddd Thomass layup five minutes later stretched Murray States advantage to 67-57 and the margin remained at double figures the rest of the way.Green Bay (1-2) got 17 points and nine rebounds from Charles Cooper. Trevor Anderson added 15 points and Turner Botz got 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting from 3-point range for the Phoenix. ' ' '