The St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks are two of the best teams in the NHL this season and they are playing on Sunday afternoon at the United Center in a game live on NBC and the Live Extra website with a stream and the matchup from the United Center has the central division rivals battling for position in the west playoffs.
The Blues have been playing great this season and they are first in the central and while they come in after a loss to Colorado, the team has 111 points and they next will play the Washington Capitals after the matchup with the Hawks. The team has 52 wins this season and have looked strong since trading for Ryan Miller and he has been great in net and could be the key to a deep playoff run. The Blackhawks have lock their top two players to injury and they have clinched a playoff spot and are coming in as defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Blues have been the most consistent team in the league this season and they are ranked fourth in the league while averaging three goals per game and they are third in the NHL with two goals allowed per game. The team is ranked second in the league in penalty kill percentage and seventh in power play percentage and they are looking for another win over the Blackhawks. Chicago is third in the division and they come in after a win against the Blue Jackets and they next play against Montreal at home and they come into the game second in the league in scoring with three goals per game, while they are 11th in goals against this season and sixth in power play percentage.
Bryan Bickell, Peter Regin and Jeremy Morin have stepped up and that has been in part with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews missing and the Blackhawks have shown they have been able to overcome that so far. Patrick Sharp is leading the team in scoring this season in points and the team was able to get the win over Columbus after a goal from Ben Smith and now Blues Center TJ Oshie is hoping to keep things going for St. Louis. Corey Crawford has been great for the Blackhawks this season and he will matchup against Miller in net for the teams.
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