ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 251
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
BLUES vs. BLACKHAWKS
- The Blues and Blackhawks will meet for the 4th and final matchup of the season
- The Blues are 2-1-0 against Chicago this season (1-1-0 at home; 1-0-0 away)
- The Blues lost their last game against the Blackhawks, 5-3 on Jan. 21 in St. Louis, but won their previous 4 games against Chicago
- Prior to losing in their last matchup to Chicago in regulation, the Blues earned points in 11 straight games against the Blackhawks from April 3, 2019 to Dec. 29, 2022 (9-0-2)
- Their 11-game point streak against Chicago from April 3, 2019 to Dec. 29, 2022 is the longest point streak against Chicago in franchise history
- The Blues have won back-to-back games in Chicago and are 4-0-2 in their last 6 trips to Chicago
- The Blues have scored at least 3 goals in 5 straight games against the Blackhawks, outscoring Chicago 20-9 in those 5 games
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 of their last 7 games against Chicago, going 5 for 19 (26.3%) on the power play over those 7 games
- The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
4/1 – at Nashville
4/2 – vs. Boston
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
4/8 – at Minnesota
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will finish out the month of March on the road at Chicago, and then will visit Nashville on Saturday to open the month of April
- After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
- Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 7-3-1 (15 points)
- Their 7 wins since Mar. 9 share 6th in the NHL (1. Colorado/NY Rangers, 9), while their 15 points share 7th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 19)
- The Blues have scored 49 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 1st in the NHL
- The Blues are 8 for 30 (26.7%) on the power play since Mar. 9, which ranks 8th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 12 for 30, 40.0%), while their 8 power play goals since Mar. 9 share 7th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 14)
- Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana shares 3rd in the NHL with 8 goals, while Jordan Kyrou shares 9th in the NHL with 7 goals (1. Boldy, 11)
- Of those 6 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 7th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart, 5)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 1 vs. NJD, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, April 4 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, April 6 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, April 8 at SEA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, April 10 vs. MIN, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 – Assigned Mike Hardman to Rockford … March 26 – Assigned Buddy Robinson to Rockford …
March 25 – Activated Reese Johnson (concussion protocol) and assigned Anton Khudobin to Rockford …
March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … March 14 – Signed Wyatt Kaiser to three-year, entry-level contract … March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (1) vs. Dallas (4) – Tue., March 28 – United Center
CHI Goals: Johnson (9)
DAL Goals: Seguin (18), Miller (4; PP), Pavelski (22), Glendening (3; SH)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (26/30, 56:23) DAL – Oettinger (17/18, 59:00)
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 3/4
DAL PP: 1/4; PK: 1/1
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 decision to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday at the United Center … Tyler Johnson scored his ninth goal of the season to get the Blackhawks on the board in the third period and avoid the shutout … Wyatt Kaiser recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on Johnson’s goal … Jason Dickinson also tallied a helper on Johnson’s goal, giving him assists (2A) in consecutive contests.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks take on St. Louis for their final of four matchups against the Blues on Thursday … Chicago won their first game at Enterprise Center since 2018 on Jan. 21, defeating the Blues 5-3 … Jason Dickinson recorded a three-point effort (1G, 2A) in the victor, while Reese Johnson and Andreas Athanasiou also scored for the Blackhawks … Athanasiou’s three goals against St. Louis this season leads the team … Seth Jones has four assists over his last five games against the Blues.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 16 (2-5), March 30 | AWAY: Dec. 29 (1-3), Jan. 21 (5-3)
All-Time Record: 154-126-46 | Home: 93-47-24 | Road: 61-79-22
Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Jan. 21, 2023 (5-3) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 26,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Dec. 29, 2022 (1-3)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. STL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 6; Tyler Johnson, 5; Joey Anderson, 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 5; Tyler Johnson/Jujhar Khaira/Jason Dickinson, 3
POINTS: Andreas Athanasiou, 8; Tyler Johnson, 8; Seth Jones, 6
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-21-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-5-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-11-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-3-0
Tuesday: 4-9-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-6-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-10-1
Sunday: 3-7-1
