For a team as challenged offensively as the Blackhawks, spotting an opponent an early lead and banking on making a third-period comeback is living life on the edge.
It worked Tuesday night against an inferior opponent, but Thursday night against that same foe was a different story.
For the first time since Oct. 30 in Philadelphia, the Hawks were shut out, falling 2-0 to the St. Louis Blues to split the two-game series played over three days.
The loss dropped the Hawks back below .500 and snapped a four-game winning streak against the Western Conference Blues.
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As it has nearly all season, the Hawks’ power play’s failures cost them. They missed on all five shots Thursday including two in the first five minutes of the third period. “We have to relax,” Hawks coach Denis Savard said. “We’re fumbling pucks. We have to show more poise. We don’t have a lot of confidence as a group.”
