The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks meet Thursday in NHL action at the SAP Center. Here’s a San Jose Sharks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction. This article will include a San Jose Sharks vs St. Louis Blues Pick.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues beat the Kraken in their opener and play the Golden Knights and Wild next. The St. Louis Blues are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 50 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Kyrou leads St. Louis with 2 goals, Justin Faulk has 2 assists, and Colton Parayko has 4 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 2 goals on 32 shots faced.
San Jose Sharks Betting Preview
The San Jose Sharks won 19 games last season and haven’t made the playoffs since the 2018-19 season. The San Jose Sharks are in full rebuild mode and aren’t expected to win many games this season either.
The good news for the Sharks is that they have a potential superstar in first overall pick Macklin Celebrini, and he’s the reason to watch the Sharks this season. Will Smith is also expected to be one of the pillars of this Sharks franchise moving forward. The Sharks still have the legend Logan Couture, but he played just 6 games last season and there’s no timetable for his return this year. It’s all about building a foundation for the Sharks, and it’s going to take time. Baby steps. The Sharks will take on the Ducks and Stars after this one.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The Sharks have lost each of their last 13 night games at SAP Center at San Jose.
- The Blues have won five of their last six night games at SAP Center at San Jose.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Sharks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Blues have won the third period in each of their last seven road games against the Sharks.
San Jose Sharks Player Prop Facts
- Fabian Zetterlund has scored a goal in three of the Sharks’ last four games.
- Mikael Granlund has recorded at least one assist in each of the Sharks’ last 10 games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- Mikael Granlund has recorded at least one point in each of the Sharks’ last 17 games against Western Conference opponents.
- Fabian Zetterlund has scored the last goal in three of the Sharks’ last four games.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blues’ last eight road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Robert Thomas has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues’ last eight road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Brandon Saad has scored a goal in each of the Blues’ last six Thursday games.
San Jose Sharks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction
The St. Louis Blues are not only the better team, but they’ve had a chance to get a game under their belt and get the blood flowing. That’s not the case for the San Jose Sharks, who are a young team still trying to figure things out. The Sharks are likely going to do a lot of losing this season. If the Blues are serious about snapping back-to-back playoff misses, these are games they take advantage of to rack up the points early. Give me the Blues and the PL for max betting value.