Chicago plays St. Louis on 4-game road slide

Chicago Blackhawks (0-6-2, seventh in the Central) vs. St. Louis Blues (5-1-0, first in the Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT

LINE: Blues -180, Blackhawks +153; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago travels to St. Louis looking to end its four-game road losing streak.

St. Louis finished 27-20-9 overall during the 2020-21 season while going 12-11-5 at home. The Blues averaged 3.0 goals on 29.0 shots per game last season.

Chicago went 24-25-7 overall with a 11-14-3 record on the road a season ago. The Blackhawks scored 38 power play goals on 175 power play opportunities last season.

The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

INJURIES: Blues: Brandon Saad: day to day (health protocols), Ryan O'Reilly: day to day (health protocols).

Blackhawks: Riley Stillman: day to day (health protocols), Jujhar Khaira: day to day (health protocols), Patrick Kane: day to day (health protocols), Henrik Borgstrom: day to day (health protocols).

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