Chicago Blackhawks (3 pts 1-0-1) @ St. Louis Blues (4 pts, 2-0-0)
7pm Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO
TV : NBCSN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 2-3 SO vs Lightning
Blues last game : 7-0 vs Panthers
Enemy Territory : STL Game Time
Season Series/Schedule
DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
Apr 05 ’14 | ||
Mar 18 ’14 | ||
Dec 27 ’13 | ||
Oct 16 ’13 | ||
Oct 08 ’13 |
42.9 : The kill rate for the Blackhawks’ penalty kill unit, dead last in the NHL.
28 : Number of points (11 G, 17 A) Jonathan Toews has scored on the Blues in 32 games.
10 : The number of Blues players to have scored a least one goal this season.
9 : Career wins for Corey Crawford against the Blues in 12 games.
7 : The amount of hits the Blackhawks have out hit the Blues by through two games, 49 to 42.
5.5 : The Blues current goals per game average, 2nd in the NHL.
4 : The number goals the Blackhawks have given up in the 3rd period through two games. They have given up 6 total goals.
2.08 : Jaroslav Halak’s career goals against average versus the Blackhawks in 7 games.
0 : The amount of St. Louis fans that care about tonight’s game because the Cardinals are playing at the same time.
-5 : David Backes‘ career +/- versus the Blackhawks in 39 games.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Fowards
Bryan Bickell – Jonathan Toews – Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Andrew Shaw – Jimmy Hayes
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Joakim Nordstrom
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (1-0-1, 2.88 GAA, .875 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
B. Saad | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Hjalmarsson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P. Kane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hossa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Oduya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable Blues Lineup
Forwards
Alex Steen – David Backes – T.J. Oshie
Jaden Schwartz – Patrik Berglund – Vladimir Tarasenko
Brenden Morrow – Derek Roy – Chris Stewart
Vladimir Sobotka – Maxim Lapierre – Ryan Reaves
Defensive Pairings
Jay Bouwmeester – Alex Pietrangelo
Jordan Leopold –Kevin Shattenkirk
Barret Jackman – Roman Polak
Goaltender
Jaroslav Halak (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .959 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
A. Steen | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
V. Sobotka | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
J. Schwartz | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
D. Roy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pietrangelo | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
HAWKS | 2 | 1-0-1 | 1-0-1 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 4 | 3 | 22.2 | 42.9 | 7 | 36.5 | 24 | 50.8 |
BLUES | 2 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 5.5 | 1 | 37.5 | 100 | 31.5 | 31 | 24.5 | 53.6 |