St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks
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Rinzel and Frondell score, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2 in Kane's return to Chicago
Patrick Kane played his first home game with the Blackhawks since signing a two-year, $16 million contract in July. The 37-year-old forward received a pregame video tribute and a roaring welcome from a sold-out United Center crowd in his return to the team for which he played his first 17 seasons.
Cole Smith scored a short-handed, empty-net goal with 1:09 left to make it 3-1, but Connor McMichael whipped in a power-play goal with 38 seconds left and goalie Joel Hofer on the bench to cut it to 3-2.
Frank Nazar slid in another empty-netter with 4 seconds remaining.
Spencer Knight made 25 saves for Chicago, which had lost its first three games on the road while being outscored 15-5. Knight stopped Pavel Buchnevich on a breakaway late in the second, and was sharp in the third to keep Chicago ahead.
Mason McTavish also scored for the Blues (1-2). Hofer stopped 17 shots.
St. Louis' Colton Parayko played in 803rd NHL game, matching Barret Jackman for the most in franchise history among defensemen and second overall behind forward Bernie Federko (927 games).
Blackhawks forward Teuvo Teravainen was injured in the second period and didn’t return.
Rinzel drifted to the slot and popped in a rebound of Nazar’s shot to tie it 1-all at 5:40 of the second as a Chicago power play expired.
Frondell put Chicago ahead, firing in a one-timer from the right side off a feed from Artyom Levshunov.
Blackhawks: At the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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Regular Season SeriesCHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 15:38 | Mason McTavish Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:40 | Sam Rinzel Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Frank Nazar (1), Nick Lardis (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:40 | Anton Frondell Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Artyom Levshunov (1), Teuvo Teravainen (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:51 | Cole Smith Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:21 | Connor McMichael Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Philip Broberg (2), Pavel Buchnevich (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:56 | Frank Nazar Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (1), Anton Frondell (3) |
Statistics
 STL |
 CHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 28 | Hits | 18 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 27 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 51.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.4 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Andrew Mangiapane, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston, LW | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
| Torey Krug, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Dillon Dube, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
