nhl Game Recap
St. Louis Skates Past San Jose 5-3 - Recap
Brandon Saad scored twice to lead the Blues over San Jose 5-3 on Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.
St. Louis won as a -114 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
St. Louis got goals from Brandon Saad(2), Pavel Buchnevich, James Neal, and Robert Thomas in the victory. Saad opened the scoring at 10:00 of the first period.
Joel Hofer turned in a 23-save effort for the Blues.
Logan Couture, Brent Burns, and Nick Merkley scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Joel Hofer.
Adin Hill stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, St. Louis went 0-for-4, while the Sharks were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot San Jose 28-26 in the game.
Next game, St. Louis takes its act on the road to face Anaheim looking for another win. For San Jose, they head home to face New Jersey.