The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-0-0 coming into this game after back to back overtime wins. The Blackhawks more or less escaped with a win when they visited the Ottawa Senators. They played a bad brand of hockey but fortunately their speed and skill outmatched the Senators.
Last night, they went into St. Louis for a tough test. In that game, they played a respectable first period but trailed 2-1.
They put together a dominant two-goal middle period and went into the locker room up 3-2 after forty minutes. That second period was the best 20-minutes of hockey I have seen this team play all season.