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

By Patrick 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 agitator Brandon Mashinter into the lineup, which should provide an extra challenge for a physical Blues group that includes sturdy skaters like David Backes, Alexander Steen, Patrik Berglund, and Troy Brouwer. They’ll be missing top defenseman Duncan Keith as 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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