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Last 10: St. Louis 5-4-1; Anaheim 7-1-2

Season series: Second of three meetings, and the first was a wild one. Nick Bonino polished off a 6-5 win for Anaheim on Feb. 9 in St. Louis with the decisive shootout goal. Bobby Ryan (2-2-4) and Teemu Selanne (1-3-4) had huge nights for the Ducks, while Chris Stewart (1-2-3) and Alexander Steen (1-2-3) came up big for the Blues in a losing cause.

Big story: Its not a foregone conclusion that Chicago will run away with the top seed in the Western Conference just yet. After the Blackhawks finally suffered a regulation loss Friday at the hands of the Avalanche while the Ducks handled the Flames, Anaheim pulled to within eight points of first place in the West with two games in hand. The Ducks are home and rested on Sunday, while the Blues had to travel after Saturday afternoons game in San Jose.

Вторая часть чемпионата России 2012/13 стартовала в пятницу. Субботнюю программу двадцатого тура откроют два московских клуба за пределами столицы. Столичные динамовцы будут принимать в Химках столичных "железнодорожников". После стартовых туров нельзя было представить себе, что "Динамо" и "Локомотив" будут идти почти на одном месте спустя несколько месяцев, но неровная игра "Локо" по дистанции и рост динамовцев, связанный с приходом Дана Петреску, привели к тому, что "красно-зелёные" после девятнадцати матчей опережают "бело-голубых" всего на одно очко.

Avalanche: Colorados fresh legs allowed the Avalanche to skate with the Leagues best team all night Wednesday, but the solid performance masks two weeks of particularly tough sledding for the Avs. Colorado has just one win in its last seven games, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, came during the teams only home game over that stretch.

While those struggles on the road, where Colorado is just 2-8-3 on the season, have left the Avs near the bottom of the Western Conference, they are far from out of the hunt for a playoff spot. Colorado has actually won three in a row at home, and with the Avs playing six of their next seven games in Denver, the opportunity to climb into the top eight could lie during this pivotal stretch.

Injury report: Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday he expects Hossa to play Friday, though he is still questionable with an upper-body injury. Shaw (head injury) and Steve Montador (concussion) are also questionable, while Sharp is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a sprained left shoulder. To help patch the banged-up forward corps, Chicago recalled Brandon Bollig from its AHL affiliate in Rockford after assigning him there 24 hours earlier. … Milan Hejduk (torso injury) is doubtful for Colorado.