NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 2/8/2025

Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Saturday, February 8
Time: 6:00 pm CST 
TV: ESPN+ / FDSNMW / CHSN
Radio: 
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML -125
St. Louis -1.5 ML +105
O/U 5.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes: 

The Blackhawks are 2-3 in their last five games and sit at the bottom of the Central Division. The hottest story in the Chicago market is Connord Bedard vs. Paul Bisonnette.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

Brayden Schenn has hit the NHL rumor mill following a TSN Insider’s Trading segment. If Schenn were to hit the open market, many teams would be calling.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Slaggert-Bedard-Donato
Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Foligno-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Dach-Reichel-Maroon

Martinez-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Del Mastro-Brodie

Mrazek
Soderblom

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

Buchnevich-Thomas-Kyrou
Holloway-Schenn-Joseph
Neighbours-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faksa-Texier

Broberg-Faulk
Fowler-Parayko
Suter-Tucker

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard leads the team in points with 48. Ryan Donato leads the team in goals with 18 and is a top trade target heading into the 4-Nations break.

St. Louis Blues

Brayden Schenn has cropped up in trade talks via TSN’s Insiders segment; with 30 points in 55 games, could he have value on the market?

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Louis Crevier – IR
C Jason Dickinson – Out Weeks

St. Louis Blues

D Tyler Tucker – OUT
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season
C Alexandre Texier – Illness

Next Game:

Chicago Blackhawks – February 22 at Columbus Blue Jackets
St. Louis Blues – February 22 vs. Winnipeg Jets

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5. ITR 45: Everything Is Happening 37:46