Overview
- St. Louis beat Chicago 5-3 on Saturday in Chicago, pulling away with three goals in the second period.
- Los Angeles later edged Edmonton 1-0, a result that knocked the Blues out of the playoff race despite the win.
- Goalie Joel Hofer steadied St. Louis with 32 saves, while Chicago’s Arvid Soderblom stopped 23 shots.
- Five different Blues scored — Jimmy Snuggerud, Alexey Toropchenko, Jordan Kyrou, Cam Fowler and Dalibor Dvorsky — as Ilya Mikheyev netted two for the Blackhawks and Ryan Greene added one.
- Chicago adjusted its lineup with Ethan Del Mastro scratched, used Sam Lafferty on defense, and lost Frank Nazar after he was hit in the face by a puck.