The San Jose Sharks will have to have short memories, putting aside the 5-2 loss in Dallas last night so they can take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. There will be lineup changes for the Sharks since this is the second night of back-to-back games.
Look for Yaroslav Askarov to make his debut in a Sharks jersey tonight. While the netminder already has his first NHL win, you can bet the boys will all be pulling for him to get that first one in teal.
There will also be a change on the Macklin Celebrini line. As expected, Will Smith will miss tonight’s game for a development day. The Sharks have been pretty consistent about sitting out Will Smith on one of the games when they’re back-to-back. Givani Smith is likely to draw in with Will Smith sitting.
The Blues haven’t played since Tuesday night since the team lost to the Minnesota Wild 4-2. St. Louis has struggled since losing Robert Thomas to injury. The good news for the Blues is that Thomas is back. He had his first game back from injury in the loss to Minnesota.
That said, there are still injuries to contend with for the Blues. Torrey Krug is still out with an ankle injury. Then there’s Philip Broberg and Nick Leddy, who were added to the injured reserve list earlier this month. The Blues simply aren’t a deep enough at this time to handle a large amount of key player losses.
In 9 games this November, the Blues have earned just 7 of a possible 18 points. The team has been outscored 35-21 in that span.
The Blues’ top scorer is Jordan Kyrou, who has 17 points in 20 games this season. Jake Neighbours leads the team with six goals. Only three players, Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich and Kyrou have five or more goals this season.
In net for the Blues, Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer are struggling. Binnington is 5-8-1 with a 3.19 goals against average and .887 save percentage. Hofer is 3-3-0 with a 3.45 goals against average and .893 save percentage.
These teams have met once before this season, on opening night. The Sharks lost 5-4 in overtime.
San Jose Sharks lines tonight
Usually on the second night in a row of games, it’s tough to determine who will play and where.
San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports He Ty Thrun is out and Jack Thompson is back in.
Here’s what we think the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Fabian Zetterlund
Tyler Toffoli – Macklin Celebrini – Barclay Goodrow
Carl Grundstrom – Alex Wennberg – Ty Dellandrea
Klim Kostin – Luke Kunin – Givani Smith
Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Jack Thompson – Jan Rutta
Goaltenders
Mackenzie Blackwood
Yaroslav Askarov
St. Louis Blues lines vs. San Jose Sharks Nov. 21, 2024
On the St. Louis side of things, here’s what the Daily Faceoff reports the lines will look like tonight.
Forwards
Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas – Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saar – Brayden Schenn – Jake Neighbours
Zach Bolduc – Dylan Holloway – Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko – Radek Faksa – Nathan Walker
Defense
Ryan Suter – Colton Parayko
Scott Perunovich – Justin Faulk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Corey Schueneman
Goaltenders
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
How to watch San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues tonight
The game starts at 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT in St. Louis at the Enterprise Center.
Sharks fans can see the game on NBC Sports California. You can also listen live on the Sharks and SAP Center app.
Blues fans can watch the game on the FanDuel Sports Network.
Out of market viewers can watch on ESPN+.
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