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Hawks Game Day: Battling the Blues - Chicago Tribune Mar 14th 2012, 00:36 By Chris Kuc Tribune reporter 7:40 p.m. CDT, March 13, 2012 It's Round 5 in the grudge match between the Chicago Blackhawks andSt. Louis Blues. The Central Division rivals met for the fifth time this season when they hit the ice Tuesday night at the United Center. The teams split the first four contests this season in games that have been rough-and-tumble affairs. St. Louis, which leads the NHL with 97 points, is playing the second of a seven-game road trip while the Hawks are looking to improve on their 23-7-5 home record and put some distance on the seventh-place Phoenix Coyotes in the Western Conference postseason race. Ray Emery is in goal for the Hawks and is opposed by Jaroslav Halak for the Blues, who entered with an overall record of 45-18-7 and a road mark of 16-14-3. Captain Jonathan Toews missed his 11th consecutive game for the Hawks with a concussion and defenseman Steve Montador his 17th with a suspected concussion. Other scratches for the Hawks include defensemen Sean O'Donnell and Sami Lepisto (left leg injury) and forwards Michael Frolik and Brendan Morrison. Out for the Blues are defensemen Kris Russell and Kent Huskins and forwards Jaden Schwartz and Chris Porter. ckuc@tribune.com Twitter @ChrisKuc This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. Five Filters recommends: Donate to Wikileaks.

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