Chicago Blackhawks (3-2) vs St. Louis Blues (2-3)
Blackhawks lead series 3-2
2 pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : NBC
Radio : 88.7 FM
Enemy Territory : St. Louis Game Time
Series Schedule/Results
DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
Apr 28 ’14 | @STL | |
Apr 27 ’14 | @CHI | |
Apr 25 ’14 | CHI 3 at STL 2 – OT | J. Toews |
Apr 23 ’14 | STL 3 at CHI 4 – OT | P. Kane |
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 |
53.7 : The Blackhawks’ faceoff win percentage, the second highest in the playoffs.
28 : The number of shots on goal by Marian Hossa, the most in the playoffs.
24 : The number of blocked shots by Niklas Hjalmarsson, the most in the playoffs. I wrote he had 11 in Friday’s recap, but I was wrong. He has had 11 of his own shots blocked.
+21 : Bryan Bickell’s hit differential, since everyone at NBC thinks that is what wins hockey games.
8-11 : Ken Hitchcock’s career coaching record when facing elimination.
10-2 : The Blackhawks’ record, under Joel Quenneville, in games where they can close out a playoff series.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp – Ben Smith – Patrick Kane
Andrew Shaw – Marcus Kruger – Brandon Saad
Kris Versteeg – Michal Handzus – Brandon Bollig
Defensive Pairings
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (3-2, 2.14 GAA, .927, 1 SO)
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Toews | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
P. Kane | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
B. Seabrook | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
B. Saad | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
D. Keith | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Blues Lineup
Forwards
Jaden Schwartz – David Backes -TJ Oshie
Alex Steen – Vladimir Sobotka – Vladimir Tarasenko
Steve Ott – Patrick Berglund – Adam Cracknell
Chris Porter – Maxim Lapierre – Ryan Reaves
Defensive Pairings
Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo
Barrett Jackman – Kevin Shattenkirk
Jordan Leopold – Roman Polak
Goaltender
Ryan Miller (2-3, 2.32 GAA. .911 save %, 0 SO)
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Shattenkirk | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
V. Tarasenko | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
C. Porter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pietrangelo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Jackman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |