The 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.