Hawks grab edge // 2 Noonan goals turn back Blues

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The Blackhawks knew goals wouldn't come easy for their top guns,and they didn't.

"I've had more room in phone booths," Jeremy Roenick said.

But Brian Noonan, a sniper they were counting on for goals,scored twice and Jocelyn Lemieux, a grinder they weren't counting onto score, got the game-winner as the Hawks defeated St. Louis 3-1Saturday at the Stadium.

Game 2 of the series is tomorrow night, also at the Stadium.

It was the first time the Hawks had won a first-round playoffopener in seven years. And after the way the Hawks got off on thewrong foot and wound up stubbing their toe on Minnesota last year, itfelt …