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Game Date:
10/13/2018
8:30pm EST
Lines:
St. Louis -1.5
Chicago +1.5
Total:
Over
6 (-120)
Under 6 (+100)
Community Picks: St. Louis 0% vs Chicago 0%
St. Louis and Chicago Thread
Team Tweets & News Articles
The Chicago Blackhawks were a popular preseason pick to finish in last place in the Central Division. Through the first four games of the season, however, the Blackhawks are off to a better than expected started, gaining at least a point in each game with a 2-0-2 record. The biggest reason for the fast start has been Jonathan Toews‘ discovery of the fountain of youth as he looks to bounce back from a down year, as well as the continued development of Alex DeBrincat. Continue to Article
October 12, 2018 3:54:pm EST
The Minnesota Wild started the season sluggishly, with a four-day break on the schedule following two flat performances. The spark came midway through this matchup with division rival Chicago, with a big push by Jason Zucker. Ryan Suter tied the game with 23 seconds left in the third period and Zucker scored in overtime, rallying the Wild past the Blackhawks 4-3 on Thursday night. Continue to Article
October 12, 2018 12:12:am EST
The Blackhawks had a three-day break following a three-games-in-four-days stretch to open the year and one of the things they stressed during that additional practice time was tightening things up defensively. The Blackhawks gave up eight high-danger scoring chances in the first period alone and Ward stopped all of them, which was an encouraging sign. In total, the Blackhawks gave up 23 high-danger scoring chances (which is 11 fewer than they gave up through the first three games combined), 37 scoring chances in all situations and a season-high 46 shots on goal. Continue to Article
October 11, 2018 11:28:pm EST
Is it too early for desperation from the St. Louis Blues? "I think that we're still a little bit in a process of realizing, just remembering how hard it is and how desperate you have to play and do things well in order to win hockey games," Blues coach Mike Yeo told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. After earning just one point in a disjointed first two games, both on home ice, the Blues hope to find that winning level as they host the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Continue to Article
October 10, 2018 10:49:pm EST
The Nashville Predators took many years to be built into the contenders that they are now. General manager David Poile had made shrewd move after shrewd move in order to put his team in the best possible spot to win a Stanley Cup. One of those moves was trading Seth Jones for Ryan Johansen in Jan. 2016. Continue to Article
October 09, 2018 3:35:pm EST
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