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St. Louis Blues Look to Go Up 3-1 in Playoff Series for First Time Since 2011-12 Season

By Patrick Karraker

Apr 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Troy Brouwer (36) slides into Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center. St. Louis won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Troy Brouwer (36) slides into Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center. St. Louis won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 17, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) is checked by St. Louis Blues center David Backes (42) during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center. St. Louis won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

Blackhawks Lineup

Joel Quenneville continues to make extensive changes to his lineup in this series, and on Tuesday he’ll bring back Andrew Desjardins (who sat for Game 3), while sitting Dale Weise. According to Chicago Sun-Times beat reporter Mark Lazerus, though, the biggest change could be on the blueline, where Quenneville is considering inserting defenseman David Rundblad (once traded straight-up by the Blues for the draft pick that they used to select Vladimir Tarasenko), who hasn’t played in an NHL game since December 13. With playing time scarce, Rundblad spent much of 2016 in Switzerland until the Blackhawks summoned him back in advance of the playoffs.

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Here’s what Chicago’s lineup could look like, though the exact defensive pairings are still yet to be determined:

Andrew Ladd– Jonathan Toews– Marian Hossa

Artemi Panarin– Artem Anisimov– Patrick Kane

Tomas Fleischmann- Teuvo Teravainen-Richard Panik

Andrew Desjardins– Marcus Kruger– Andrew Shaw

Duncan Keith–Brent Seabrook

Niklas Hjalmarsson-David Rundblad

Trevor van Riemsdyk–Michal Rozsival

Corey Crawford

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