Two struggling teams will be on a lookout for a rare victory, as the San Jose Sharks (8th in Pacific Division) will pay a visit to the St. Louis Blues (6th in Central).
The San Jose Sharks (19-34-12) went 1-1-0 on their current three-date road trip after following up Monday’s 3-2 overtime triumph at the Winnipeg Jets with a 6-0 fiasco against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena just 25-and-a-half hours later. The Sharks killed four of their five penalties after accumulating a total of 30 penalty minutes and outhit the hosts 42-25, but were outshot 43-13, failed on each of their three chances with the man-advantage and conceded three goals in each of the first two periods, ultimately being blanked for the second time this season. San Jose has now lost six of its past seven contests (1-5-1), having banked just two victories on the last 11 occasions (2-8-1).
Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen (8-15-5 on the year with a 3.81 GAA and a .879 save percentage) gave up five snipes on 24 shots in 22:45 of play o n Tuesday before being pulled for James Reimer (10-16-6 on the season with a 3.27 GAA and a .895 save percentage), who made 18 saves in relief. Reimer is 2-5-0 versus St. Louis in previous encounters with a 3.82 GAA and a .888 save percentage, while Kahkonen has posted a 1-3-0 past total against the Blues with a 5.49 GAA and a .826 save percentage. The Sharks, meanwhile, are 9th in least goals scored per game in 2022-23 (2.89), 3rd in most goals allowed on average (3.72), 26th in power play (17.9%) and 4th best in penalty kill (83.3%).
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