Considering its recent form, how can St. Louis be laying a price like this tonight against anyone, even the Blackhawks? The Blues have lost six of seven and have scored a paltry nine goals over that entire span, putting enormous pressure on GKs Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer (Binnington likely to start tonight). Meanwhile, the Blackhawks have been playing better than their recent record suggests, facing a gauntlet of high-powered foes the past two weeks, but when stepping down a level last night vs. the Preds it was a 6-2 Chicago wipeout as Ryan Donato scored twice. Note Chicago has also very much held its own in second nights of back-to-backs (3-3 this season). Play Blackhawks