Toews one of the best in the shootout

There aren't many better weapons to have in a shootout than Jonathan Toews.

The shootout goal by Toews in Friday's 3-2 win over Ottawa made him 17-for-30 in his career for a 56.7 percent success rate that ranks second in the NHL among players with at least 10 attempts.

“I think I've done it so often now the nerves aren't really there anymore when you go down,” Toews said. “I'm not so afraid to miss. You just have to block everything out for just a couple seconds and go down there and make something happen. A lot of that is preparation and a lot of that is just going down there with confidence and hope you make a difference in the game.”

The Blackhawks' captain said he usually knows what he wants to do and shoots more than he fakes.

“I just look for certain things and if it's there then I obviously feel comfortable with a certain couple moves,” Toews said. “Sometime (Joel Quenneville) is on the bench and maybe he knows the goaltender pretty well. He asked us (Friday) night, ‘Do you guys want to know what to do here?' I said no, I'm just going to go with my own thing, and I think (Patrick Kane) felt that way, too.”

Toews is Quenneville's automatic choice to lead off shootouts.

“He's great and he's got that knack,” Quenneville said. “I think it's important to establish a lead more than anything because that momentum, with three guys, is tough to make up.”

Mr. Goalie:

Corey Crawford and Marty Turco took advantage Saturday of the rare opportunity to speak with Glenn Hall, one of the greatest goalies ever.

Hall chatted with Turco and Crawford in the dressing room after practice.

Hall earlier stood behind one of the nets watching shots and marveling at the size of today's goalie equipment and the speed of the shots.

“I think I'm glad I'm standing behind them,” Hall said. “In the old days we had very little equipment. You used to beg to get new equipment.”

Crawford still can't believe Hall played without a mask all those years.

“I'll tell you what, I wouldn't be a goalie if I grew up back then, not a chance,” Crawford said. “That's just crazy. Goalies back then, to stand in front of a shot when you've got nothing in front of your face? That's just different.”

Pay attention:

Joel Quenneville says his team can't afford to look past the Islanders, who won at Colorado on Saturday for their fourth victory in five games.

“We have a dangerous opponent, but I just think we have to put something together now,” Quenneville said. “There's still another level to our game that we want to get to and that's what we're going to push for.”