Western Conference Round 1, Game 1: Blues 1, Blackhawks 0 (OT) – Recap

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: April 14, 2016

Scoring

1^st Period

None

2^nd Period

None

3^rd Period

None

OT Period

9:04 STL Backes (Bouwmeester, Pietrangelo)

Penalties

1^st Period

3:20 CHI Svedberg: 2 min. – Holding the stick against Steen

13:17 STL Bouwmeester: 2 min. – Tripping against Anisimov

15:24 STL Steen: 2 min. – Hooking against Gustafsson

16:49 STL Gunnarsson: 2 min. – Hooking against Toews

18:38 CHI Seabrook: 2 min. – Interference against Upshall

2^nd Period

3:13 CHI Rozsival: 2 min. – Interference against Upshall

18:41 CHI Mashinter: 2 min. – Tripping against Gunnarsson

3^rd Period

1:23 STL Fabbri: 2 min. – Tripping against Kane

OT Period

0:07 STL Parayko: 2 min. – Delay of game – Puck over glass

This is a pretty big let-down by the Blackhawks. They controlled the action for most of the game, but couldn’t get one past Brian Elliott. The power play is going to need some serious work if the Hawks are going to advance. The defense was great, even without Duncan Keith. Crawford played well, though the defense kept his life relatively easy. Unfortunately, the puck took a bad bounce off TvR’s skate for the game-winner. Game 2 is feeling a bit like a must-win after this.

My picks for 3 stars:

★★★ David Backes, C, STL (1 G (GWG))

★★ Niklas Hjalmarsson, D, CHI (5 Bks)

★ Brian Elliott, G, STL (35 SV, SO)

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