Each Wednesday throughout the regular season, Kevin Weekes will be offering his pluses and minuses for the teams competing in the NBCSN Wednesday Night Rivalry game in his Weekes on the Web blog. Weekes also will assist fans with three must-watch elements of the game.
The Chicago Blackhawks (nine straight seasons) and St. Louis Blues (six) each have long streaks of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but neither will be satisfied with anything less than winning the Cup. Last season, the Blackhawks were eliminated from the Western Conference First Round and the Blues from the second round, each by the Nashville Predators.
Pluses, minuses for Blackhawks, Blues
Crawford off to great start for Chicago; Tarasenko has firepower for St. Louis