Game Notes: April 4 at St. Louis Blues

LAST GAME
The Blackhawks fell to the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 at the Pepsi Center on Friday night. Collin Delia made 31 saves in the loss.
VS. BLUES
Chicago holds a 147-115-35-11 mark all-time against the Blues, including a 58-73-17-5 record on the road. The Blackhawks have an 0-1-1 record against St. Louis this season. Alex DeBrincat leads the team with four points (3G, 1A) in those two matchups, including a hat trick in his last game against the Blues on March 18. Patrick Kane paces Chicago with 52 points (19G, 33A) in 55 career games against St. Louis. J-F Berube has a 0-0-1 career record in two appearances against the Blues.
DAZZLING DEBRINCAT
DeBrincat ranks third among NHL rookies with 27 goals during the 2017-18 campaign. That total is sixth all-time in Chicago rookie franchise history, one goal behind Denis Savard (28G) for fifth place. He is just the 13th Blackhawks rookie to reach the 50-point mark (27G, 23A) in a single season, and the first American-born rookie to achieve the milestone since Kane (21G, 51A) in the 2007-08 season. The 20-year-old is one of six league rookies to appear in every game for his team this year.
OVER THE HILL
Blake Hillman made his NHL debut against the Avalanche. He registered one shot on goal, three hits, and three blocked shots in 19:18 of ice time. The 2016 Chicago draft pick (Round six, 173 overall) was signed by the Blackhawks on March 27 after finishing his college season with the University of Denver.
HELP ME HELP YOU
In two appearances against the Blues this season, Duncan Keith has notched three assists. He has 35 points (9G, 26A) in 69 career games against St. Louis.
ONE-TIMERS
- Artem Anisimov went eight-for-10 (80 percent) at the faceoff dot on Friday night. It was his second-best faceoff percentage of the season (Feb. 19 vs. LAK, 100 percent). He also shared the team lead with four shots on goal. - Brent Seabrook had a share of the team lead with four shots on goal. - Jordan Oesterle blocked a team-high four shots. - Andreas Martinsen paced Chicago with four hits against Colorado. In six games with Chicago this season, he has recorded 26 hits, the most among Blackhawks skaters during that stretch. - David Kampf won eight of his 12 faceoff opportunities (67 percent). He has won at least 60 percent of his draws in four of his last five outings.

THREE OPPONENTS TO WATCH:
RW Vladimir Tarasenko: Tarasenko added to his team lead in goals with one marker on Monday night against Washington, giving him 32 goals this season. Since his NHL debut in 2012, no player has scored more goals (13) against the Blackhawks than the 26-year-old. He comes into Wednesday night's contest with at least one point in five of his last six games.
C Brayden Schenn: The Saskatoon, Sasketchewan, native has a career-high 65 points (26G, 39A) in his first season as a member of the St. Louis Blues. Schenn went 18-for-29 (62 percent) at the faceoff dot against the Capitals in his last game, setting a single-game career-high for faceoff wins.
D Alex Pietrangelo: The 28-year-old defenseman leads the Blues, averaging 25:47 of TOI this season. He is the active leader among St. Louis blue liners in career games played (614), goals (80), assists (276) and points (356). His 53 points (15G, 38A) this year are a career high.