Dennis Rasmussen and Brandon Mashinter scored first-period goals for the Blackhawks, but the Blues rallied to score four unanswered for a 5-2 win over Chicago on Thursday at Scottrade Center.
Chicago plays its final preseason game at home against the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
HAWKS – 2014-15 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
**Blackhawks fall to Blues, 5-2, in preseason (SCH)
**IceHogs fall to Wolves, 3-2 in OT to open preseason (IceHogs)
**Artemi Panarin could play vs. Stars (CSN Chicago)
**Teuvo Teravainen liking his progress at center (CSN Chicago)
**Canada Post honors Tony Esposito with stamp (SCH)
**Celebrate Hawks’ championship with Second City Dynasty T-shirt (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Wild claim Chris Porter off waivers (Hockey Wilderness)
**3 questions facing Wild (Hockey Wilderness)
**5 possible disappointments for the Wild’s season (Hockey Wilderness)
**3 questions facing Blues (St. Louis Game Time)
**Contract negotiations between Jets, Andrew Ladd stagnate (Winnipeg Free Press)
**3 questions facing Jets (Arctic Ice Hockey)
**3 questions facing Predators (On The Forecheck)
NHL
**NHL preseason recap Oct. 1 (NHL)
**Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly’s impaired driving case pushed back, again (PHT)
**Capitals preparing for Nicklas Backstrom to miss start of season (Washington Post)
**Senators’ goaltender Andrew Hammond suffers groin injury (Ottawa Sun)
**Devils’ Cory Schneider wants to start all 82 games (Sportsnet)
**Blue Jackets sign defenseman Oleg Yevenko (PHT)
HOCKEY WORLD
**NCAA announces 2017 Regional site hosts (SBN College Hockey)
**Michigan State freshman Jerad Rosbug out for year surgery (SBN College Hockey)