The Blackhawks fell to the St. Louis Blues 5-2 at the United Center on Wednesday. Here are10observationsfrom the loss.
This game was a snoozefest in the first period. Things really opened up in the second, with both teams trading chances like crazy. The Blackhawks were outshot 18-10 in the middle frame and just couldn't muster any offense in the third period. The shorthanded goal against in the second period wasn't ideal.Arvid Soderblom made his fifth start — sixth appearance — of the season, and the Blackhawks did him no favors in this game.
He won his first 13 faceoffs and finished with 18 wins and only five losses for a win percentage of 78.3. He's now won 71 of his last 90 faceoffs over the last four games for a win percentage of 78.9. Unbelievable.Jordan Kyrou registered a goal and an assist in this game, but he had a really tough start to the season with a -17 rating through 13 games for the Blues, which ranked dead last among all NHL skaters.
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