Game day report !

The Chicago Blackhawks (4-1-1) are visiting the St. Louis Blues (2-3-1) tonight (7 pm) at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri. The rivalry between both teams has gone to another level since they met in the first round of the playoffs last season. The Blues won the first two matches but Chicago came back and took the remaining four games. It is expected to be a physical match tonight between the two rivals. The Hawks will be missing goaltender Corey Crawford for the third consecutive game due to an upper-body injury. Antti Raanta will be in front of the net again. He is 1-1-0 with a 1.52 goals-against average and .949 save percentage. Here's what Blackhawks' forward Jonathan Toews had to say before the game : “I think we all know the story lines that came out of the series last year. It’s not going to get any easier, or any lighter out there.” The blues will be missing their offseason pick, Paul Stastny. Stastny got injured four games into the season.

Expected lines for both teams tonight :

Chicago

Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa Kris Versteeg – Andrew Shaw – Patrick Kane Bryan Bickell – Brad Richards – Brandon Saad Daniel Carcillo – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson Trevor van Riemsdyk – Michal Rozsival Antti Raanta St-Louis Jaden Schwartz - David Backes - T.J. Oshie Alexander Steen - Jori Lehtera - Vladimir Tarasenko Dmitrij Jaskin - Patrik Berglund - Joakim Lindstrom Steve Ott - Maxim Lapierre - Ryan Reaves Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo Ian Cole - Kevin Shattenkirk Barret Jackman - Jordan Leopold Brian Elliott