Preview : Blackhawks vs Blues Numerology
Chicago Blackhaws (9 pts, 4-1-1) vs St. Louis Blues (8 pts 4-1-0)
7pm CDT United Center - Chicago, IL
TV: CSN Chicago
Radio: 720 AM WGN
Blachawks last game : 3-2 W/SO @ Hurricanes
Blues last game : 2-6 L vs Sharks
Enemy Territory : St Louis Game Time
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Apr 05 '14 | ||
| Mar 18 '14 | ||
| Dec 27 '13 | ||
| Oct 16 '13 | ||
| Oct 08 '13 | CHI 2 at STL 3 | A. Steen |
2008 : The last year the Blues won in their first visit of the season to the United Center.
100 : Blackhawks power play percentage versus the Blues this year.
27.4 : Amount of penalty minutes the Blues are averaging through 5 games, which by far the most in the league. But that's Maxim Lapierre's fault, right? Captain David Backes leading by example with 18 penalty minutes so far. Best captain ever!
23 : Shots on goal by both Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane, who are tied for the team lead.
18 : Career goals for Marian Hossa versus the Blues in 31 career games.
9 : Consecutive one goal games, in Chicago, between the Blues and Hawks.
8 : Goals the Hawks have given up in the 3rd period this year. They have given up a total of 14.
4 : Points (1 G, 3 A) Derrick Roy has scored on the power play this season.
3 : Games in a row with an assist for Duncan Keith.
0 : Road games the Blues have played this season.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad - Andrew Shaw - Joakim Nordstrom
Brandon Bollig - Brandon Pirri - Marcus Kruger
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy - Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (3-1-1, 2.33 GAA, .917 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| B. Saad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Toews | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Hjalmarsson | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Blues Lineup
Fowards
Alex Steen - David Backes - T.J. Oshie
Jaden Schwartz - Patrik Berglund - Vladimir Tarasenko
Brenden Morrow - Derek Roy - Chris Stewart
Magnus Paajarvi - Vladimir Sobotka -Ryan Reaves
Defensive Pairings
Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo
Jordan Leopold - Kevin Shattenkirk
Barret Jackman - Roman Polak
Goaltender
Jaroslav Halak (4-1-0, 2.36 GAA, .917 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| A. Steen | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Backes | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Roy | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| V. Tarasenko | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Pietrangelo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| STL | 5 | 4-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 4-1-0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 30 | 72 | 27.4 | 31.4 | 29 | 53.1 |
| CHI | 6 | 4-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 1-1-0 | 4-1-1 | 2.83 | 2.33 | 21.7 | 72.2 | 8.2 | 34.2 | 27.3 | 49.6 |
