Chicago (1-2-0) at St. Louis (0-3-0) 8:00 pm EDT

 

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Regular Season Matchup
	W-L-OT	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF
CHI	26-43-13	16-19-6	10-24-7	11-17-4	22-41-9
STL	21-46-15	12-23-6	9-23-9	7-20-5	20-39-13
· Complete Standings

Team Stat Comparison
209	Goals	193
279	Goals Against	284
51	Power Play Goals	75
88	Power Play Goals Allowed	82
6	Shorthanded Goals	6
12	Shorthanded Goals Allowed	8
1544	Penalty Minutes	1373
19	Average Penalty Minutes	17

Goalie Breakdown
	GOALIE	GP	W	TGA	GAA	SO	SV	SV%
	Nikolai Khabibulin	50	17	157	3.35	0	1222	.886
	Craig Anderson	29	6	86	3.32	1	671	.886
	Adam Munro	10	3	25	3.00	1	209	.893
	Corey Crawford	2	0	5	3.47	0	36	.878
	Curtis Sanford	34	13	81	2.66	3	804	.908
	Patrick Lalime	31	4	103	3.64	0	765	.881
	Jason Bacashihua	19	4	52	3.23	0	463	.899
	Reinhard Divis	12	0	37	4.67	0	194	.840

Team Stat Leaders
G	Kyle Calder 26	Mike Sillinger 22
A	Kyle Calder 33	Doug Weight 33
PTS	Kyle Calder 59	Scott Young 49
PIM	Matthew Barnaby 178	Barret Jackman 156
SOG	Mark Bell 227	Scott Young 284

Chicago (1-2-0) at St. Louis (0-3-0), 8:00 pm EDT

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Blues hope to find some defense, along with their first win, when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in a Central Division clash.

The Blues are the only team that has yet to earn a point in the young season, with their porous defense as the main culprit. In its three contests, St. Louis has given up a Western Conference-worst 16 goals.

On Saturday, the Blues had a 5-3 lead heading into the third period but surrendered four goals en route to a 7-6 loss to San Jose. Goaltender Patrick Lalime, who was acquired from Ottawa in June 2004, has the highest goals against average (5.99) in the NHL.

To make matters worse, Keith Tkachuk might miss his third straight game because of a sore groin.

The Blackhawks will be on the road for the first time this season. They are coming off a disappointing 3-2 loss to Columbus on Sunday.

Free agent signee Nikolai Khabibulin has been less than impressive with his new club. The 2004 Stanley Cup-winning goaltender has an .853 save percentage - third worst in the league.

Chicago has been hit by the injury bug, losing left wing Eric Daze because of a sore back and defenseman Adrian Aucoin to a groin injury.