From: jca2@cec1.wustl.edu (Joseph Charles Achkar)
Subject: Blues beat Blackhawks 4-1
Keywords: Blues, Blackhawks, Hull, Janney, Shanahan
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:32:44 GMT


  After dismantling the struggling Oilers 6-1, extinguishing the then red
hot Flames, the Blues went on to beat the Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday night at
the St. Louis Arena. The Blues win matched their longest winning streak of
the season, a mere three games. The Blues got goals from Nelson Emerson,
Kevin Miller, Rich Sutter, and Brendan Shanahan. Blues goalie Guy Hebert
had another solid performance in goal. Michel Goulet scored for Chicago.
The Hawks came into this game undefeated in their last 5 games (3-0-2) and
their last defeat was to the Blues at the Stadium on Dec. 26. :-)
 
The Hawks started strongly but they couldn't beat Hebert. He stopped Larmer
on a break-in in the first minute. A little later, Christian Ruutu blasted
a point blank shot from the slot but Hebert came up with the big save. He
also stunned Brian Noonan who had an open net and stopped a screened Chelios
blast from the right point. He also poke-checked Greg Gilbert on a break-away.

Nelson Emerson gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 10:52. Belfour stopped Shanahan
on a breakaway, but on the rebound Butcher slid the puck back to Shanahan,
who found Emerson all alone in the slot. Kevin Miller made it 2-0 with a
a power-play goal with 19 seconds remaining in the first period. Jeff Brown
controlled the puck as the Blues regrouped at the blue line, then fed a cross-
ice pass to Emerson on right wing. Emerson then slid it back to Miller on the
left side, catching the 'Hawks defense. Belfour went down immediately as  
Miller broke to the net, and Miller skated around him to score and give the
Blues a 2-0 lead.
 
Rich Sutter increased the Blues lead to 3-0 at 5:40 of the second period.
Butcher broke up a Hawks rush in the neutral zone, and Philippe Bozon shot
the puck at the net from center ice. Belfour stopped the shot but left a long
rebound for Rich Sutter who backhanded the puck in the five hole.

Michel Goulet cut the lead to 3-1 on a giveaway from the Blues. Bozon sent a
cross-ice pass from the right boards in the Blues' zone, but the pass was too
far for Stephane Quintal. Chris Chelios gathered in the loose puck and fired
a shot that deflected off Goulet.

Shanahan restored the Blues three-goal lead on a rush at 13:09. Craig Janney
Janney moved the puck in the neutral zone and left it for Shanahan, who worked
it into Chicago's zone. Shanahan passed to Rick Zombo on right wing and went
to the slot for Zombo's return pass. Shanahan beat Belfour with a hard slap 
shot to put the Blues up 4-1. After that goal, Chicago coach Darryl Sutter
pulled Belfour for Waite who played very solidly the rest of the game. He
made some big saves on Brown and Hull to keep the Blues lead at three. 

The game was physical throughout and 119 penalty minutes were assessed by
Referee Ron Hoggarth after two fights in the final 7.3 seconds. Blues coach 
Bob Berry left the bench after apparently being ejected during the first fight.

The game's three stars:   1 - Garth Butcher
                          2 - Brendan Shanahan
                          3 - Guy Hebert
Bluenotes:
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- Defenseman Jeff Brown has a 9 game scoring streak.
- Even though Brett Hull didn't score a goal in the last 2 games, he has
  scored 20 goals in his last 23 games.
- The Blues have won for the first time this season under referee Ron Hoggarth
  they were 0-4-1 with him as a referee. 
- Montreal GM Serge Savard was in Ron Caron's box for the past two games. Rumor
  is that he would like to acquire veteran defenseman Rick Zombo.

The Blues lines:    Dave Lowry       - Kevin Miller - Brett Hull
                    Brendan Shanahan - Craig Janney - Nelson Emerson
                    Philippe Bozon   - Ron Sutter   - Rich Sutter
                    Igor Korolev     - Ron Wilson   - Kelly Chase

Defensive pairings:    Jeff Brown  - Garth Butcher
                       Rick Zombo  - Bret Hedican
                       Lee Norwood - Stephane Quintal

scratches: Curt Giles, Vitali Karamnov, Murray Baron.
injuries : Bob Bassen (foot), Vitali Prokhorov (shoulder).

Box score:
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BLUES 4, BLACKHAWKS 1

CHICAGO        0      1      0 -- 1
BLUES          2      2      0 -- 4

FIRST PERIOD
    B -- Emerson 17 (Shanahan, Butcher) 10:52
    B -- (PPG) Miller 13 (Emerson, Brown) 19:51

    Penalties -- Chelios (B), tripping, 4:35; Lowry (B), slashing, 7:45;
Lemieux (C), roughing, 13;51; Butcher (B), roughing, 13:51; Ruuttu (C),
elbowing, 18:34.

SECOND PERIOD
    B -- Rich Sutter 6 (Bozon, Butcher) 5:40
    C -- Goulet 10 (Chelios) 7:36
    B -- Shanahan 20 (Zombo, Janney) 13:09

    Penalties -- Hedican (B), interference 1:45; Rich Sutter (B), roughing,
fighting, 15:07; Goulet (C), fighting, 15:07; Marchment (C), roughing, roughing
15:07; Smith (C), roughing, 15:07; Bozon (B), roughing, 15:06.

THIRD PERIOD
No Scoring.

    Penalties -- Gilbert (C), high-sticking major, game misconduct, 3:53;
Graham (C), roughing, 3:53; Janney (B), roughing, 3:53; Matteau (C),
interference, 14:09; Ron Sutter (B), slashing, 14:09; Grimson (C), fighting,
17:29; Quintal (B), instigating, fighting, game misconduct 17:29; Emerson (B),
10-minute misconduct, 17:29; Roenick (C), high-sticking, fighting, 19:52;
Butcher (B) high-sticking, fighting, 19:52; Noonan (C), game misconduct, 19:52;
Russell (C), fighting, game misconduct, 19:52; Norwood (B), fighting, game
misconduct, 19:52; Lemieux (C), 10-minute misconduct, 19:52; Tichy (C),
10-minute misconduct, 19:52; Miller (B), 10-minute misconduct, 19:52; Wilson
(B), 10-minute, misconduct 19:52; Marchment (C), spearing, 19:58; Shanahan (B),
10-misconduct, 19:58.

    Power-Play Opportunities -- Blues 1 of 4; Chicago 0 of 3.

SHOTS ON GOAL

CHICAGO       9       9       6 -- 24
BLUES        13      10       4 -- 27

Goaltenders -- Blues, Hebert (6-4-2; 24 shots-23 saves)
               Chicago, Belfour (18-10-6; 20 shots-16 saves)
                        Waite (6:51 second period, 7 shots-7 saves)

Referee -- Ron Hoggarth. Linesmen -- Brad Lazarowich, Ryan Bozak.

A -- 18,099.

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