Chicago, on the other hand, has won three Stanley Cups since the 2009-10 season and are the defending champions after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Cup final previous year.
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Andrew Shaw #65 of the Chicago Blackhawks controls the puck under pressure from Chris Butler #25 of the St. Louis Blues at the United Center on November 4, 2015 in Chicago.
Patrick Kane (2G, 2A), Teuvo Teravainen (1G, 3A) and Artemi Panarin (1G, 3A) each tallied four points against the Blues this season.
The Blackhawks have earned at least one standings point in 15 of their last 16 home games (12-1-3) against the Blues.
If the series goes further, the Blues will host Game 5 on April 21 and the Blackhawks will host Game 6 on April 23. Vladimir Tarasenko leads St. Louis with 40 goals, David Backes has 24 assists and Troy Brouwer has 142 shots on goal.
Game 3 at the United Center will be Sunday at 2 p.m. on NBC-5 with Game 4 coming Tuesday April 19 at the United Center at 8:30 p.m. on CSN.
Since allowing four power-play goals in Edmonton on March 16, the Blues have held seven of their last eight opponents without a power-play goal.
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More dates will be released if they’re needed. I’m siding with Chicago to steal game one on the road.
