The Chicago Blackhawks (13-26-4) travel to face the St. Louis Blues (23-20-3) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Chicago is coming off a 4-1 win over the Flyers on Thursday. The Blackhawks committed only two penalties in the game, holding Philadelphia without a power play goal.
Four players found the net for the Blackhawks. Jonathan Toews scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Jake McCabe, who had two assists.
Petr Mrazek had a great performance with 37 saves (.973%) in the win. St. Louis beat the Predators 5-2 on Thursday. Five players found the net for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved 24 of 26 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues have won both games between the teams this season, including a 3-1 victory in their most recent meeting in December, their fourth straight win against Chicago.
Brandon Saad, Calle Rosen, and Josh Leivo were on the scoresheet for St. Louis. Patrick Kane scored Chicago’s only goal. Binnington got the win, saving 21 of 22 shots (.954%).
FACING OFF
Chicago is averaging 2.37 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.50 goals a game (25th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.11 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Blackhawks are allowing opponents to score 3.63 goals per game (27th).
Both teams average fewer shots/game than most teams in the league. St. Louis’ 28.7 average ranks 29th, while Chicago ranks No. 31 with 26.7 attempts.
When it comes to stopping shots, the Blues have been more successful, stopping .900% of shots as a team (21st), while the Blackhawks have a team save percentage of .897% (25th).
The Blues’ 22.90% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Blackhawks are 22nd with a conversion rate of 20.16%. When it comes to defending power plays, Chicago has the league’s 24th-ranked PK% at 74.81%, while St. Louis is 25th at 74.11%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 30 and 29 points this season, Max Domi and Kane have been the top skaters for the Blackhawks. In the net, Arvid Soderblom (2-10-2) is Chicago’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.45 GAA and a .894% save percentage.
Mrazek (4-10-1) leads the Blackhawks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.17 and a save percentage of .877%. Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 43 and 42 points, respectively.
Kyrou has 21 goals and 22 assists, while Thomas has 12 goals and 30 assists. Binnington (17-14-3) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.21. He has a save percentage of .894%.
HOME AND AWAY
Chicago is 4-11-2 away from home this season. St. Louis is 10-10-2 at home this season.
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St.Louis Blues -1.5 (+105)
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