GDT #26: Blues @ Sharks | 8:00 pm CT | FSMW, 101 ESPN
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:09 am
Season series presented by BJC Healthcare: Blues lead 3-2
WHAT TO WATCH
The Blues will end their six-game West Coast road trip in the same place they began it - in San Jose at SAP Center.
Will Jordan Binnington get a chance at redemption after being pulled in the first game? Remember, Binnington stirred things up at the Sharks bench, with defenseman Erik Karlsson and goalie Devan Dubnyk on his way off the ice.
WHO'S HOT
- David Perron is on a season-high six-game point streak (four goals, four assists) and has the second-longest active streak in the League behind Chicago's Alex Debrincat (eight games).
- Brayden Schenn has four goals and four assists over his last nine games and has 11 goals on the season, which shares 14th in the League.
THE SERIES SO FAR
Jan. 18: Blues 5, Sharks 4
Justin Faulk scored two goals, Mike Hoffman netted his first as a Blue and Jordan Kyrou broke a 4-4 tie in the third period with his second game-winning goal of the season.
Jan. 20: Sharks 2, Blues 1 (SO)
Martin Jones made 22 saves and four more in a shootout to help the Sharks to a 2-1 win against the Blues at Enterprise Center. Brayden Schenn scored the Blues' only goal, while Jordan Binnington made 37 saves.
Feb. 18: Blues 3, Sharks 2 (OT)
Brayden Schenn scored with 39.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and David Perron ended the game with an overtime game-winner with one minute left. It was Perron's sixth overtime goal as a Blue. Jordan Binnington made 30 saves.
Feb. 20: Sharks 5, Blues 4
The Blues trailed 3-0 early in the second period and stormed back with four goals, one each from Brayden Schenn, Zach Sanford, Ryan O'Reilly and Jordan Kyrou, to even the score after 40 minutes. But in the third period, Logan Couture scored his second of the game to seal a 5-4 victory for San Jose at Enterprise Center.
Feb 27: Blues 7, Sharks 6
Marco Scandella scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, in a back-and-forth game that ended with a 7-6 win for the Blues. Zach Sanford and Ryan O'Reilly each had a goal and an assist in a game that tied an NHL record with six game-tying goals. Ville Husso, who came in in relief of Jordan Binnington, earned the win.
THEY SAID IT
"We have a chance to make this a heck of a road trip, and San Jose is not going to be happy with the last time they played us. We're going to expect a tough game going into their rink." - Brayden Schenn, on potential to finish the road trip with a 5-0-1 record
St. Louis Blues (14-8-3, second in the West Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (8-11-3, eighth in the West Division)
San Jose, California; Monday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Jose hosts St. Louis looking to break its three-game home skid.
The Sharks are 8-11-3 against division opponents. San Jose averages 9.1 penalty minutes per game, the 10th-most in the Nhl. Evander Kane leads the team serving 30 total minutes.
The Blues are 14-8-3 against West Division opponents. St. Louis is 10th in the Nhl recording 8.7 points per game, averaging 3.2 goals and 5.5 assists.
In their last meeting on Feb. 27, St. Louis won 7-6. Marco Scandella scored two goals for the Blues.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicolas Meloche leads the Sharks with a plus-two in five games this season. Kane has 10 points over the last 10 games for San Jose.
Justin Faulk leads the Blues with a plus-14 in 25 games this season. David Perron has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 3-5-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game with an .881 save percentage.
Blues: 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.2 assists, 2.9 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with an .898 save percentage.
INJURIES: Sharks: Marcus Sorensen: day to day (covid protocol), Timo Meier: day to day (lower body).
Blues: Carl Gunnarsson: out for season (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: day to day (upper body), Oskar Sundqvist: day to day (undisclosed), Robert Thomas: out (thumb), Barbashev: out (lower body, Bozak: out (upper body), De La Rose: out (lower body), Colton Parayko: out (upper body)
