Jan. 25--The sluggish Blackhawks woke up a little bit in the second period and struck for the first goal of the game to lead the Blues 1-0.
The Hawks scored thanks to some pretty puck movement from Patrick Kane to Artemi Panarin.
Kane, skating along the right wing, fired a cross ice pass to Panarin, who one-timed his shot past Blues goaltender Brian Elliott. Panarin's shot appeared to be deflected by Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk on its way to the net. It was Panarin's 17th goal of the season and Kane's 43rd assist of the season.
A day off and a return trip home seemed to do little to re-energize the Blackhawks in the first period against the Blues.
The Blues led in shots on goal 12-6 after the first. The Hawks had their best chances later in the period on a pair of shots from Panarin and Kane. But outside of that, the Hawks have had to rely on Corey Crawford to keep it scoreless.
Michal Rozsival is playing tonight for the Hawks, as is Brandon Mashinter. Jiri Sekac and Rob Scuderi are scratches.
