San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Blues take on the Sharks, look to break home slide
San Jose Sharks (6-11-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (8-11-1, in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
Blues -243, Sharks +198; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues look to stop their four-game home slide with a victory against the San Jose Sharks.
St. Louis is 8-11-1 overall and 4-6-0 at home. The Blues have conceded 69 goals while scoring 49 for a -20 scoring differential.
San Jose is 2-7-3 in road games and 6-11-4 overall. The Sharks are eighth in league play with 84 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).
Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Blues won 5-4 in overtime in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Neighbours has six goals and three assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has over the last 10 games.
Mikael Granlund has scored nine goals with 13 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Sharks: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: None listed.
Sharks: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Statistics
 SJ |
 STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3.48 | Goals Against per Game | 3.45 |
| 33.5 | Shots Against per Game | 29.4 |
| 81.1 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 77.8 |
| 14 | Power Play Goals Against | 12 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 2.48 | Goals For per Game | 2.45 |
| 27.6 | Shots per Game | 26.0 |
| 11 | Power Play Goals | 7 |
| 16.7 | Power Play Percentage | 15.2 |
| 2 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 185 | Penalty Minutes | 164 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D | Out | Nov 20 |
| Philip Broberg, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 20 |
| Nick Leddy, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
| Robert Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
| Mathieu Joseph, RW | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Vitek Vanecek, G | Out | Nov 21 |
| Mikael Granlund, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 20 |
| Nico Sturm, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 18 |
| Jake Walman, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 16 |
| Ty Dellandrea, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
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