San Jose vs. St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — The San Jose Sharks will visit the St. Louis Blues on Thursday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis in a National Hockey League game. San Jose enters at 2-1-0, while St. Louis is 1-2-0. The Sharks are coming off a 5-0 loss at Dallas in their most recent game. Tyler Toffoli recorded three shots on goal and two penalty minutes in that defeat. Igor Chernyshov and Ty Dellandrea each had one hit. Toffoli is San Jose’s player to watch. He had one goal and one assist with three shots on goal and one hit in a 5-4 overtime win against Los Angeles. He also had one shot on goal in a 4-3 overtime win against Florida. Toffoli has one goal and one assist with seven shots on goal over his past three games. San Jose’s other results include two overtime victories over Los Angeles and Florida. The Sharks have scored nine goals and allowed 12 this season. San Jose has scored four or more goals in two of its three games.

St. Louis is coming off a 4-2 loss at Chicago in its most recent game. Connor McMichael had one goal and one assist with four shots on goal and one hit. Mason McTavish scored one goal with two shots on goal, and Pavel Buchnevich added one assist with two shots on goal. McMichael is the Blues’ player to watch. He also had two shots on goal in a 6-1 loss at Colorado and one assist with one shot on goal in a 4-0 win at Dallas. McMichael has one goal and two assists with seven shots on goal over his past three games. St. Louis has scored seven goals and allowed 10 this season. The Blues opened with the road win at Dallas before losses at Colorado and Chicago.

San Jose will continue its road trip at St. Louis before hosting Edmonton and Boston. St. Louis will play its first home game of the season after opening with three road contests. The Blues will then visit Ottawa after hosting Columbus. San Jose has two overtime wins this season. St. Louis has one win, a 4-0 decision at Dallas. The Sharks and Blues have each played three games. San Jose’s upcoming schedule includes Edmonton and Boston at home, then road games at Nashville, Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Boston. St. Louis will host Columbus, then visit Ottawa, Minnesota and Nashville before hosting Winnipeg and Vegas.

Interstat’s game simulator projects St. Louis 4, San Jose 3.