{"id":549452,"date":"2026-04-10T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549452\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:06:20","slug":"blackhawks-host-the-blues-after-frondells-2-goal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549452\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks host the Blues after Frondell&#8217;s 2-goal game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/st-louis-blues-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> (33-33-12, in the Central Division) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> (28-37-14, in the Central Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Chicago; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks host the St. Louis Blues after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/anton-frondell-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Frondell<\/a> scored two goals in the Blackhawks&#8217; 7-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Chicago has a 28-37-14 record overall and an 11-7-7 record in Central Division games. The Blackhawks have a 9-13-6 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">St. Louis is 7-16-0 against the Central Division and 33-33-12 overall. The Blues have a 26-10-5 record when scoring three or more goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Saturday&#8217;s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season. The Blackhawks won the last matchup 7-3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/frank-nazar-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Nazar<\/a> has 15 goals and 26 assists for the Blackhawks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/nick-lardis-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Lardis<\/a> has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/robert-thomas-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Thomas<\/a> has 22 goals and 36 assists for the Blues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/dylan-holloway-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Holloway<\/a> has scored five goals with nine assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 2-6-2, averaging 2.3 goals, four assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Blues: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">INJURIES: Blackhawks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/shea-weber-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Weber<\/a>: out for season (ankle), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/artyom-levshunov-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Artyom Levshunov<\/a>: out for season (hand), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/oliver-moore-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Moore<\/a>: out (lower body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/matthew-grzelcyk-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Grzelcyk<\/a>: out for season (upper-body).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Blues: None listed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues (33-33-12, in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (28-37-14, in the Central Division) Chicago; 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