Crawford will start between the pipes against the Wild on Sunday, Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune reports. Crawford got the day off Friday on the back end of back-to-back games, but threw up a good performance Thursday, stopping 42 of the 44 shots he faced and receiving the win against the Wild. He will look for two wins in a row Sunday against the same team in round two, but will take the ice in the friendly confines of the United Center.

Crawford will be on the bench on Friday against the Oilers as the Blackhawks go with Antti Raanta in goal, Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. This is expected with back-to-back nights as Crawford was in goal on Thursday night in the Blackhawks' victory 4-2 in Minnesota. Since being out with an injury for a few weeks, Crawford has been inconsistent with a 3.12 goals against average in the eight games in his return. In that span he is 4-3-1. Crawford though should be back in goal on Sunday against Minnesota at home. Including Thursday night's contest, Crawford is 6-3-2 against the Wild with a 2.35 GAA and a .913 save percentage.

Crawford denied 42 of 44 shots in Thursday's 4-2 victory over Minnesota. The 'Hawks got dominated in this one, as they managed just 19 shots of their own on opposing netminder Niklas Backstrom, but Crawford's heroics made all the difference. He's suffered some inconsistency lately, but still owns four wins in his last six starts.

Crawford will be in the crease Thursday against the Wild, Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago reports. Crawford's play has been rather uneven since returning from a foot injury just before Christmas, but he generally makes for a good play most nights. While the Wild certainly aren't a pushover, they will be without several key players Thursday, making Crawford worthwhile to keep active for fantasy owners.

Crawford allowed a pair of goals in the first 1:17 of Tuesday's game against Colorado, but shut things down completely thereafter, stopping 22 shots; unfortunately, he was on the other end of Semyon Varlamov's 54-save shutout. Crawford did a terrific job to bounce back from the early setbacks, but his teammates simply couldn't penetrate the brick wall put up by Varlamov on the other end. Chicago's top netminder has been a bit rough around the edges since returning from a foot injury in late December, as he's only 3-3-1 over his seven starts since being activated and has allowed 20 goals in that span.

Crawford will start between the pipes against the Avalanche on Tuesday, Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune reports. Crawford allowed four goals on 34 shots Sunday against the Stars, but still received the win in overtime. He has now surrendered 12 goals in his last three starts, dropping his save percentage to .919 and GAA to 2.20. He will look to turn things around in net against an Avalanche squad 24th in the league in scoring at 2.46 goals per game.

Crawford gave up four goals on 34 shots in Sunday's overtime win over the Stars. While Crawford is 2-1-0 in his last three starts, he has looked shaky, giving up 12 goals in that span. The 30-year-old is now 15-7-2 on the season with a .919 save percentage and 2.20 GAA. It won't be long before he snaps out of this funk, so keep him rolling.

Crawford will make the start in goal Sunday against the Stars, Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Crawford was outdueled by the Capitals' Braden Holtby in Thursday's Winter Classic, but it's done little to tarnish what has been another strong season for the netminder. He enters play Saturday ranking sixth in the league in GAA (2.12) and 11th in save percentage (.921), and would probably be near the league leaders in wins if he hadn't missed time with left foot and upper-body injuries.

Crawford stopped 32 of 35 shots in a losing effort to the Capitals during Thursday's Winter Classic. It's difficult to draw any sweeping conclusions about the play of Crawford or opposing goalie Braden Holtby, as both had difficulty tracking the puck at various points of the game due to the glare of the midday sun on Nationals Park. Crawford managed the conditions to the best of his abilities, but Holtby was just a little bit better in this one, forcing the netminder to take a loss.

Crawford turned aside 36 of 40 shots in Monday's 5-4 win over the visiting Predators. Despite the 36-save performance, Crow needed to be bailed out by Chicago's offense after allowing the Predators a 3-0 lead, then by Bryan Bickell's game-tying goal with 1:13 remaining. He was, however, perfect in the third period, extra frame and shootout, so he certainly deserved his 14th win of the season. Look for Crawford to shoot for his third win in a row Thursday when the Hawks head to D.C. for an outdoor date with the Capitals at Nationals Park.