Chicago Blackhawks (1-2) vs St Louis Blues (2-1)
Blues lead series 2-1
8:30 PM CDT (why?), United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : CSN Chicago (NBCSN)
Radio : 88.7 FM
Enemy Territory : St. Louis Game Time
56 : The number of points (33 G, 23 A) for Patrick Sharp, who is scoreless in this series, has in 90 career playoff games.
6 : The number of points (3 G, 3 A) for Steve Ott, who has one assist in this series, in 37 career playoff games.
3 : The number of teams, in the playoffs, who have a lower PP% than the Blackhawks’ 7.1; the Blues are 6.1% and the Red Wings and Kings have not scored a power play goal yet. (I typed this half way through the 1st period of the Kings game, so that might not still be correct but probably is.)
3-5 : Ryan Miller’s career record in Game 4 of a playoff series
3-3 : Corey Crawford’s career record in Game 4 of a playof series.
2.00 : Corey Crawfords’s GAA in games following a playoff shutout.
Series Schedule/Results
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 28 ’14 | @STL* | |
| Apr 27 ’14 | @CHI* | |
| Apr 25 ’14 | @STL | |
| Apr 23 ’14 | @CHI | |
| Apr 21 ’14 | STL 0 at CHI 2 | J. Toews |
| Apr 19 ’14 | CHI 3 at STL 4 – OT | B. Jackman |
| Apr 17 ’14 | CHI 3 at STL 4 – OT | A. Steen |
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell – Jonathan Toews – Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Marian Hossa
Kris Versteeg – Andrew Shaw – Brandon Saad
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Sheldon Brookbank
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (1-2, 2..12 GAA, .932 save % 1 SO)
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Seabrook | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Saad | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Toews | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Keith | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Oduya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Blues Lineup
Forwards
Alex Steen – Patrick Berglund – TJ Oshie
Jaden Schwartz – Vladimir Sobotka – Vladimir Tarasenko
Steve Ott – Derrick Roy – Ryan Reaves
Chris Porter – Maxim Lapierre – Adam Cracknell
Defensive Pairings
Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo
Barrett Jackman – Kevin Shattenkirk
Goaltender
Ryan Miller (2-1, 1.88 GAA. .926 save %, 0 SO)
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Shattenkirk | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Tarasenko | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Porter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Schwartz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Jackman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |