Western Conference Round 1, Game 7: Blues 3, Blackhawks 2 – Recap

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: April 26, 2016

Scoring

1^st Period

1:00 STL Lehtera (Bouwmeester, Schwartz)

13:43 STL Parayko (Berglund, Steen)

18:30 CHI Hossa (Panik)

2^nd Period

3:20 CHI Shaw (PP)(Toews, Keith)

3^rd Period

8:31 STL Brouwer (Fabbri, Stastny)

Penalties

1^st Period

None

2^nd Period

2:49 STL Shattenkirk: 2 min. – Hooking against Kruger

3^rd Period

2:56 CHI Rundblad: 2 min. – Slashing against Brodziak

9:55 CHI Panik: 2 min. – Interference against Berglund

The Blackhawks put themselves behind the eight ball early, allowing the Blues to go up 2-0. They battled back and swung the momentum in their favor, but around the midway point of the second, the Blues swung it back. St. Louis took the lead eight-and-a –half minutes into the third and then started playing like an extended penalty kill. The Hawks would get a few good looks, including a double post by Seabrook, but the Blues played stifling defense and were able to hang onto their lead to win the series.

My picks for 3 stars:

★★★ Jori Lehtera, C, STL (1 G)

★★ Marian Hossa, RW, CHI (1 G)

★ Troy Brouwer, RW, STL (1 G (GWG))

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