3–6

Final

STL leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	0	2	1	3
CHI	3	2	1	6

Blues at Blackhawks — First Round Game 3

Blackhawks, First Round Game 3, beat Blues 6–3 at United Center on April 9, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 9, 1988 · 19:30 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

CHI vs STL · STL leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 3

3–6

Final · CHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

3 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Rick Vaive

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Bob Murray

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Rick Vaive PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:51

Assists: Steve Thomas, Bob Murray

0–1

🪶 Steve Thomas 1st · 05:16

Assists: Dirk Graham

0–2

🪶 Denis Savard 1st · 16:13

Assists: Trent Yawney

0–3

2nd period

🎵 Bernie Federko PP 2nd · 00:17

Assists: Greg Paslawski, Tony McKegney

1–3

🪶 Denis Savard 2nd · 04:15

Assists: Steve Ludzik

1–4

🎵 Gaston Gingras 2nd · 13:48

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Gino Cavallini

2–4

🪶 Bob Murray PP 2nd · 16:39

Assists: Trent Yawney, Dirk Graham

2–5

3rd period

🪶 Denis Savard 3rd · 07:24

Assists: Steve Larmer, Rick Vaive

2–6

🎵 Paul Cavallini SH 3rd · 18:12

Assists: Brian Sutter

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL CHI🪶

45 Shots on goal 29

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

44 Penalty minutes 48

STL shooting 6.7% (3/45) CHI shooting 20.7% (6/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Greg Millen

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Darren Pang

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

7–7 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Feb 12, 1988

🎵STL @ 🪶CHI

3–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ STL vs CHI, answered

Who won Blues vs Blackhawks on April 9, 1988?

Blackhawks won 6–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Blues 3, Blackhawks 6.

Who scored for Blues?

Bernie Federko, Gaston Gingras, Paul Cavallini.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard (3), Bob Murray, Rick Vaive, Steve Thomas.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Darren Pang made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🎵Blues

Previous game · Apr 7

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Apr 7

Also on April 9, 1988

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