Chicago Blackhawks at Saint Louis Blues 10/8/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Blackhawks will finish off their pre season against the St Louis Blues on Saturday with a scheduled puck drop time of 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Chicago comes into this game with a preseason record of one win, four losses, with the only victory coming on the road against the Detroit Red Wings by the score of 4-2. 

The St Louis Blues come into this preseason matchup with a record of 5-2, and have won three out of their last five games including a victory against Chicago in Illinois. The other two victories came against the Columbus Blue Jackets by the score of 4-2, and the Minnesota Wild by the score of 4-2. Most recent game for the Blues was a loss by seven goals on the road against Columbus. 

The Chicago Blackhawks will be without Connor Murphy, Caleb Jones, and Jake McCabe who was recently put on injured reserve these three defensemen being injured, will create a huge hole in the Blackhawks defense. Peter Mrazek will be the starting goaltender in this matchup with a 1.98 goals against average so far in the preseason. 

The Blues will be without Tyler Pitlick, Jordan Kyrou who just signed a long term extension, and veteran right winger Vladimir Tarasenko. Josh Leivo is the team leader for the Blues in points with five, he has two goals on the season and three assists.