The Approaching Curve: Blues 4, Blackhawks 1

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesThe Chicago Blackhawks’ preseason opener looked like a forecast for a lot of the games awaiting in the upcoming regular season, as the hosts lost 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at the United Center.

St. Louis scored first on a power-play goal by Ryan O’Reilly just 2:23 into the game. The score remained 1-0 in favor the Blues until offseason signing Cole Guttman scored after a neat pass to the slot from Buddy Robinson:

That goal came with 1:08 remaining in the second period before the Blues put the game away with three goals in the third period, including two more via the power play.

Let’s get right to it:

Notes

Kevin Korchinski did not score in…