Five keys for Blackhawks, Blues in Game 5

ST. LOUIS - This could be the final game of the season for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues head into their Game 5 Thursday at Scottrade Center with St. Louis up 3-1 in their Western Conference First Round series. Here are five keys to Game 5.

1. Close it out: The Blues have a chance to end the series Thursday. They want to end the series Thursday.

For a team with a recent history of disappointments in the playoffs, failing to get out of the first round for the past three seasons, it would be a huge boost to knock the defending Stanley Cup champions out in Game 5, not allowing confidence and experience to creep back into the series.

"The faster we can end this series,…