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ST. LOUIS — The Blues didn’t start their season-long seven-game homestand the way they wanted to. They didn’t finish it that way, either.

The Hawks were just a sideshow Tuesday in Vancouver for Rick Tocchet’s first game as Canucks coach — the end result of a coaching change handled with embarrassing sloppiness.

Bruce there it is.

On Sunday, Mitchell was given an opportunity and connected for his first goal of the season in what ended up a 2-1 loss to the Kings. The third-period score is what coach Luke Richardson wants to see from Mitchell: a strong and accurate right-handed shot that exhibited his offensive ability.

After winning six of their last seven games, the Hawks lost to the Kings and didn’t do much to support goalie Petr Mrazek until Ian Mitchell’s third-period goal.

Even though his scoring is down, Kane’s sacrificing for the Hawks has stood out to Richardson.

Players have long mentioned “good ice” or “bad ice.” But what qualities exactly make ice the best, and which arenas check those boxes?

ST. LOUIS — Four games above .500 doesn’t seem like the highest of hills, but the Blues just can’t get over that hump.

Stauber, an undrafted rookie out of Providence, looked sharp from the start Saturday as the Hawks won 5-3 — their sixth victory in seven games.

The Hawks’ captain faces two of the toughest decisions of his career: whether to stay in Chicago or accept a trade by March 3, and whether to sign another contract with any team in July. At the moment, “things haven’t really taken shape yet” in his mind.

CHICAGO — With five wins in six games after their 4-1 victory against the Flyers in Philadelphia on Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks have proved something to their loyal fans.