Game 4 Preview: Treat it like elimination

After the a third period comeback in Saturday's Game 3, the St. Louis Blues will try to extend their series lead to 3-1. That's is easier said than done.

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​This is a scary game. It's scary because, when trailing a series 2-1, the Chicago Blackhawks have come back to win 6/7 of those series. Two of those series were against the Blues. If the Blues win tonight, they will have a chance to win the series in St. Louis (Game 5). But if the Hawks win, they will head into St. Louis with the series tied, and a chance to win the series in their own barn (Game 6).

The Blues should treat this an elimination game. It will winning team will secure the momentum for the rest of the series.

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Brian Elliott has been absolutely amazing in net. He has stopped 105 shots in his his last three games. If you're a MOOSE supporter, check out this shirt!

Here are the projected lines
Forwards
Schwartz- Lehtera- Tarasenko
Steen- Stastny- Brouwer
Fabbri- Berglund- Backes
Upshall- Brodziak- Ott

Defense
Bouwmeester- Pietrangelo
Edmundson- Shattenkirk
Gunnarsson- Parayko

Goalie
Elliott

The puck is scheduled to drop at 8:30 p.m. and it will be broadcasted on FS-Midwest.

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P.J. Cox
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