St. Louis Blues (26-29-5) vs. San Jose Sharks (18-31-12)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a 10-game Thursday card and brings this Western Conference clash between the St. Louis Blues and the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Arena in San Jose, California at 10:30 p.m. ET.
This is the second meeting between these teams this season. St. Louis defeated San Jose back on November 10, 5-3. The Blues entered as -167 favorites with the total set at 6.0. San Jose is the favorite in this game (-120) with the total set at 6.5.
The St. Louis Blues dropped their sixth straight game when they fell to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, 5-3. St. Louis is 0-4-2 in their last six games and went 0-1-2 on their three-game homestand. The team played just two games on the road in February, losing both of them, and have lost their last five road contests by a combined score of 24-7. The Blues are 15 points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
St. Louis battled back from one-goal deficits twice in this contest, but could not find the equalizer late. Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist in the contest. Thomas now has 51 points, three behind Jordan Kyrou for the team lead. St. Louis is averaging 3.00 goals per game, 22nd overall, and is 21st on the power play at 19.9%. This team has not been the same offensively since trading Ryan O’Reilly to the Toronto Maple Leafs last week.
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— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 1, 2023
Jordan Binnington gave up four goals on 25 shots in the loss to Seattle. Binnington (21-21-5, 3.29, .895) is having a disappointing season after a big run in the playoffs last year. He has allowed four goals in three of his last five starts, yielding 18 total goals during that span. St. Louis is 29th in goals allowed per game (3.65) and 22nd in penalty killing (76.5%).
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