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St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
2–0–0
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St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
San Jose has found Joel Hofer beatable: .868 on 174 shots. But Dylan Holloway has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
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San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Sharks
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Yaroslav Askarov
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Sharks
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Sharks
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Nov 14
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

San Jose has found Joel Hofer beatable: .868 on 174 shots. But Dylan Holloway has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

Discipline matters tonight: the Blues' penalty kill ranks 24th and San Jose's power play is 3rd in the league. Yaroslav Askarov has Mason McTavish figured out, 15 shots without a goal.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has struggled against San Jose — a .868 save % on 174 shots.
.868 SV% vs SJS
Player
Macklin Celebrini has 7 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(San Jose)
7 pts, last 4 vs STL
Player
Dylan Holloway has 6 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(St. Louis)
6 pts, last 4 vs SJS
Special Teams
San Jose's power play ranks 3rd while St. Louis' penalty kill ranks 24th.
3rd / 24th PP vs PK
Matchup
Mason McTavish has 15 shots on Yaroslav Askarov without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/15 vs Yaroslav Askarov