Overview
- Puck drop is 9:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. CT) at Enterprise Center with national TV on TNT, streaming on DirecTV Stream, and radio on SiriusXM (channel 220 for the Blues feed).
- Covers lists the Blues at -235 on the moneyline with the Blackhawks +195 and a total of 6.
- Covers identifies Andre Burakovsky over 0.5 points as a top prop after he was moved onto a line with Connor Bedard and Colton Dach.
- Second City Hockey cites a beat report projecting Joel Hofer to start in goal for St. Louis after Jordan Binnington’s rough first two outings (.860 save percentage, 3.50 GAA).
- St. Louis enters 2-1 off a 5-2 win over Vancouver, while Chicago is 1-2-1 and will be without captain Nick Foligno on a brief family leave as Lukas Reichel slots into the lineup.