The Chicago Blackhawks will face the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 12th time since the Blues joined the NHL in 1967. The last time these two rivals met was just two years ago when the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the St. Louis Blues in 6 games which included some great overtime action and wins by both teams.
The St. Louis Blues will once again have home ice advantage with them finishing in second place in the Central Division with a record of 49-24-9 for 107 points while the Hawks just finished 4 points behind them with a record of 47-26-9 for 103 points.