The Chicago Blackhawks play the first game of a back-to-back Saturday when they visit rival St. Louis.
Matthew Highmore scored the lone goal for the Rockford IceHogs in a 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Monsters. Finnish goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 18 of 21 shots in his North American debut.
Chicago prospect Adam Boqvist tallied his first points of the OHL season with two assists for London in a 4-1 win over Owen Sound. The first-round pick also had three shots on goal and has 20 on the season. Philipp Kurashev scored a goal and was 11 of 22 on faceoffs for Quebec in a 3-2 OT loss to Val-d’Or in the QMJHL.