The Blues look to take a stranglehold on their best-of-seven Round 1 series as the Blackhawks try and even things up when the puck drops Tuesday night at the United Center in Chicago.
St. Louis won Games 1 and 3 in this series to take a 2-1 lead, while Chicago took Game 2. The Blues will look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead before it shifts back to the Scottrade Center, while the Blackhawks will look to hold down home-ice and turn this into a best-of-3 set.
Colton Parayko, Patrik Berglund and Jaden Schwartz each scored their first goal of the playoffs to lift the Blues in Game 3. Schwartz netted the game-winner at 13:52 of the third period. Brent Seabrook and Artemi Panarin lit the lamp for the Blackhawks in the loss.
Chicago has out-shot St. Louis 110-85 through the first three games, but has only scored five goals in this series -- just one of which has come during 5-on-5 play. Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Andrew Ladd and Hart Trophy favorite Patrick Kane have yet to find the back of the net.
"We're going to have to score to win, and those guys are getting the quality and quantity [chances]," coach Joel Quenneville said via NHL.com. "Eventually, they'll get their turn."
The Blackhawks, which have won three Stanley Cups in the last six years, are hoping to draw on their history as they boast a 7-3 record in series' in which they've trailed after three games since Quenneville took over in 2008-09, according to NHL.com.
The Blues know first-hand about the Blackhawks' ability to comeback as St. Louis blew a 2-0 series lead against Chicago two years ago and were bounced from the opening round in six games.
"One of the things you learn from watching teams play that are championship teams, they move on very quickly," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock told NHL.com. "We needed to move on and show the maturity that we're capable of doing that stuff."
The goaltending matchup is expected to remain the same. Brian Elliott will be between the pipes for the Blues after allowing two goals and making 44 stops in Game 3, while Corey Crawford will man the blue paint for the Blackhawks after yielding three goals on 36 shots on Sunday.
Game Preview & Live Stream
Details: Blues at Blackhawks Game 4
Venue: United Center, Chicago, Ill.
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET, (8:30 p.m. CT)
Radio: St. Louis (KMOX 1120); Chicago (WGN 720)
Series: Blues lead 2-1.
Prediction: Our predictions for this series can be found here.
Betting Odds: The latest betting odds can be found here.
Watch Online: This game can be live streamed for free here.
