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(AP) --  Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves to record his
first exhibition win with St. Louis and the Blues beat the Chicago
Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night.

 Halak, who was acquired from Montreal in the offseason, hadn't
played since losing 3-1 to Colorado in the Blues' exhibition opener
Sept. 21. Ben Smith scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions
but Halak stopped a penalty shot by Jeremy Morin with 4:05 left to
help preserve the win.

 David Perron and Alex Steen both scored their fourth preseason
goal for St. Louis (4-2-0). T.J. Oshie and Matt D'Agostini also
scored.

 Marty Turco, who allowed all three goals, made 23 saves for the
Blackhawks. Chicago (1-4-0) left top-line players such as Duncan
Keith, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews at home.

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