10:37 pm
November 4

Blues @ Sharks

Who will WIN this matchup?

St. Louis Blues (6-1-1)

@ San Jose Sharks (6-3-0)

 

Starting Goalies:

Jordan Binnington (STL): Unconfirmed

Adin Hill (SJ): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

St. Louis Blues: (-115)

San Jose Sharks: (-105)

 

• The San Jose Sharks will test their organizational depth again when they host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday with a diminished roster. The Sharks defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Tuesday for their sixth victory in nine games. They won despite missing head coach Bob Boughner along with forwards Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc and Matt Nieto and defensemen Erik Karlsson, Radim Simek, Jacob Middleton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic due to COVID-19 protocols.

• One of the Sharks’ fill-ins, defenseman Santeri Hatakka, exited the Buffalo game with an upper-body injury to further deplete the lineup.

• The Sharks canceled their Wednesday practice while trying to stem the COVID-19 outbreak.

• The Sharks got help from their AHL call-ups while winning their past two games.

• San Jose rookie Ryan Merkley scored a goal in just his second NHL game on Tuesday.

• Tomas Hertl scored two goals and added an assist against the Sabres after producing just four points in his first eight games this season.

• The Blues come into the game at San Jose on the heels of a 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. St. Louis has earned points in seven of eight games this season.

• Winger Brandon Saad was back from COVID-19 protocol to open the Blues’ four-game road trip, but center Ryan O’Reilly, winger Kyle Clifford and backup goaltender Ville Husso remained shelved. Saad needed a few days to get his legs back after rejoining the team.

• Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko brings a seven-game point streak (four goals, seven assists) into the Thursday game after notching two assists at Los Angeles. Goaltender Jordan Binnington (5-1-1, 2.42 goals-against average) faced the Kings, so coach Craig Berube may give rookie Joel Hofer his first NHL start.

• James Reimer (3-1-0, 1.54 GAA) won the last two games in goal for the Sharks, so he may get the call again over Adin Hill (3-2, 2.95 GAA).

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
St. Louis Blues
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