ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
Blues vs. Blackhawks
• The Blues and Blackhawks will meet for the 1st of 4 matchups this season (Dec. 9 in Chicago / Dec. 23 in St. Louis / April 10 in St. Louis) • This will be the 328th regular-season matchup for the Blues and Blackhawks, the most against any franchise for the Blues (2. Dallas at 304 games) • The Blues went 3-1-0 against Chicago last season (2-0-0 on the road; 1-1-0 at home) • Going back to Apr. 3, 2019, the Blues are 10-1-2 in 13 games against the Blackhawks • The Blues have scored at least 3 goals in 6 straight games against Chicago, outscoring the Blackhawks 29-12 over those 6 games • The Blues have also won 3 straight games in Chicago and have earned points in their last 7 trips to Chicago (5-0-2) • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 of their last 8 games against Chicago overall, going 5 for 21 (23.8%) on the power play over those 8 games
Extra Notes
• The Blues are 9-0-0 when scoring first this season, which shares the 6th most wins in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 12), and the Blues are the only team in the NHL to not have a loss of any kind when scoring first this season • The Blues are 8-1-0 this season when they score at least 3 goals in a game • The Blues are also 9-0-1 this season when allowing 3 or less goals • The Blues have been shorthanded 50 times this season, which is the least in the NHL (2. Washington/Ottawa, 52) • The Blues have scored 6 shorthanded goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Dallas • On Wednesday at Arizona, both teams combined for 5 tying goals in the first 35 minutes of the game, which shares the most tying goals in the first 35 minutes of a game in NHL history (7 other) • The Blues scored 2 shorthanded goals in the same penalty kill on Wednesday at Arizona in a span of 33 seconds (Leddy & Toropchenko), which was the 2nd fastest 2 shorthanded goals in franchise history (1. 26 seconds on Nov. 6, 2019 / Bozak & Barbashev, both empty net goals) • It was also just the 5th time in franchise history the Blues have scored 2 shorthanded goals on the same penalty kill
Blues PK Killing It On The Road
• The Blues PK is 24 for 26 on the road this season, marking the 2nd best road penalty kill in the NHL (92.3%) (1. Dallas, 94.1%) • The Blues have allowed their opponents just 2 power play goals on the road this season, which shares the least amount in the NHL (Dallas/Washington) • The Blues have been shorthanded just 26 times on the road this season, which is the 4th least in the NHL (1. Ottawa, 14) • The Blues also have 5 shorthanded goals on the road this season, which is the most in the NHL • Last season, the Blues had a 70.7% penalty kill on the road and had only 4 shorthanded goals
November Has Been Good To The Blues
• The Blues have posted a 7-5-0 record in the month of November for 14 points • Their 7 wins in November share 7th in the NHL (1. 6 teams with 8), while their 14 points in the month share 8th in the NHL (1. LA Kings/NY Rangers, 17) • The Blues have scored 42 goals in November, which ranks 6th in the NHL (1. Vancouver, 52) • The Blues have scored 5 shorthanded goals in November, which ranks 2nd in the NHL (1. Dallas, 6) • Robert Thomas has posted 15 points in November (7g, 8a), which shares 9th in the NHL (1. Kucherov, 24)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 23 – Placed Taylor Hall and Andreas Athanasiou (retroactive to Nov. 9) on injured reserve … Recalled forwards Joey Anderson and Cole Guttman from Rockford
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks take on St. Louis for the first time this season on Sunday … Chicago is 4-5-0 in their last nine home games against the Blues … In their last game against St. Louis on March 30, 2023, Andreas Athanasiou, Boris Katchouk and Tyler Johnson scored for the Blackhawks … Taylor Raddysh pitched in two assists … Ryan Donato has points in eight of his last nine games against St. Louis (3G, 6A), including points in his last four straight (2G, 2A) … Tyler Johnson has three points (1G, 2A) in his last two games against the Blues.
2023-24 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 26, Dec. 9 | AWAY: Dec. 23, April 10 All-Time Record: 154-127-46| Home: 93-48-24 | Road: 61-79-22 Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Jan. 21, 2023 (5-3) | Last Home Loss: March 30, 2023 (3-5) | Last Road Loss: Dec. 29, 2022 (1-3)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. STL ALL-TIME GOALS:
Corey Perry, 11; Tyler Johnson, 6; Ryan Donato, 5 ASSISTS: Corey Perry, 12; Ryan Donato, 7; Seth Jones, 6 POINTS: Corey Perry, 23; Ryan Donato, 12; Tyler Johnson, 10
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 2-1-0
Two-Days Rest: 1-6-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-1-0
First Game of a B2B: 2-1-0
Second Game of a B2B: 0-3-0
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Sunday: 0-3-0
