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St. Louis Blues Look to Set the Tone in Game 1 of Series vs. Chicago Blackhawks

ByPatrick Karraker|
Apr 7, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Ryan Reaves (75) and Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Mashinter (53) fight during the second period at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 7, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Ryan Reaves (75) and Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Mashinter (53) fight during the second period at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
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Brandon Mashinter Chicago Blackhawks
Feb 21, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Mashinter (53) during a Stadium Series hockey game at TCF Bank Stadium. The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

Blackhawks Lineup

The Blackhawks will incorporate agitatorBrandon Mashinterinto the lineup, which should provide an extra challenge for a physical Blues group that includes sturdy skaters like David Backes, Alexander Steen,Patrik Berglund, andTroy Brouwer. They’ll be missing top defensemanDuncan Keithas he serves the final game of a suspension, but otherwise it should be mostly the same group that has provided the Blues fits this season.

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Here’s what Chicago’s lineup is expected to look like:

Andrew Ladd–Jonathan Toews–Marian Hossa

Artemi Panarin–Artem Anisimov–Patrick Kane

Brandon Mashinter–Teuvo Teravainen–Tomas Fleischmann

Andrew Desjardins–Marcus Kruger–Andrew Shaw

Viktor Svedberg–Brent Seabrook

Trevor van Riemsdyk–Niklas Hjalmarsson

Erik Gustafsson–Michal Rozsival

Corey Crawford

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