St. Louis Blues News

NBC's Brian Engblom relayed a conversation he had with Duncan Keith during Monday night's game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues about the officiating in their first-round series.

But the Blues' series against the defending Stanley Cup champions seems to be unfolding as it did last season when they took a 2-0 lead against Los Angeles and then dropped the next four games.

Steve Ott's big hit on Duncan Keith in Game 3 won't make up for Keith's comments to a dazed David Backes, but it's certainly a solid place to start.

T.J. Oshie is arguably the most popular skater on the Blues. In fact, he's one of the most popular athletes in St. Louis as well.

The Blues' two-game trip to Chicago is half-over, and the Note is still searching for the back-breaker win against the Blackhawks.

CHICAGO – Blackhawks forward Jeremy Morin finished his morning skate Monday and headed to his locker to change out of his sweat-soaked pads.

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo clears the puck away from the net and Chicago Blackhawks center Andrew Shaw as goalie Ryan Miller defends during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series game Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago.

Myles Chefetz does a tasting in the kitchen at Prime Fish with chef Todd Zimmer, April 14, 2014.

Apr 21, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford celebrates the Hawks second goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center.

It was not the prettiest win the Chicago Blackhawks have had, but they will take it.

Tonight the St. Louis Blues will head to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks in what should be a rowdy and entertaining Game Three.

By Mike Poepping of TheHockeywriters.com So far the first round Central Division match-up between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks has been full of great hockey, thrilling games, and plenty Mar 30, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith carries the puck against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second ... (more)

Good news and bad news. The good? Patrik Berglund returns tonight for Game 3. The bad? As most of us expected, David Backes will not be playing thanks to a certain hit from a certain dirty Blackhawks' defenseman.

In the moments following the Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook's punishing, dirty hit on the Blues' David Backes on Saturday in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, both teams engaged in trash talk.

An Alexander Steen overtime winner, a Barret Jackman game-winning goal, and a 2-0 series lead are all things that are coincidentally familiar to last year's Quarterfinal series against the Los Angeles Kings.

After a wild start to the 2014 NHL playoffs and an action-packed Sunday on the postseason schedule, it's time for the hockey fans across the world to check all of the updated information as they prepare for Monday's set of games.

Some superstars have yet to kick their game into gear - we're looking at you, Sidney Crosby - but other stars and lesser lights have captured our imaginations as they take their games to the next level.

The NHL playoffs are under way, and teams are busy trying to create offense, close defensive leaks or find replacements for injured players.

In his first game as an NHL coach, Patrick Roy blew his top in a heated exchange with the entire Anaheim Ducks team, pushed over a glass partition that separates the benches and drew a game misconduct penalty.

Seabrook was suspended for three games by the NHL on his 29th birthday for his elbow to Backes' head late in the third period of St. Louis' 4-3 overtime win in Game 2. Now Chicago has to dig out of a 2-0 hole without one of its best defencemen in a rocky start to its Stanley Cup title defence.