nhl Game Recap
Sharks Fall 5-4 Against St. Louis - Game Recap
The Blues beat San Jose 5-4 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Joel Hofer's 25 saves.
St. Louis was favored by -157 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Radek Faksa, Ryan Suter, Justin Faulk, Pavel Buchnevich, and Brayden Schenn each scored for the Blues in the victory. Buchnevich opened the scoring for St. Louis.
Joel Hofer stopped 25 of 29 San Jose shots in the victory.
San Jose got goals from Tyler Toffoli, Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini, and Barclay Goodrow in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 35 of 40 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
St. Louis scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot San Jose 40-29 in the game.
St. Louis heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.