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Blues at Sharks

NHL · Friday, Mar 6 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final STL 3 – SJ 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
STL11013
SJ01102
Team box
STL·SJ
14
shots
25
0 of 2
power play
0 of 2
38.6
faceoff %
61.4
19
hits
25
12
blocked shots
9
14
penalty minutes
14
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jordan BinningtonSTL2523.920
Alex NedeljkovicSJ1411.786

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +3
STL +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: SJ 0 · STL 1lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 50%, SJ 50% · Updated Mar 6

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
STL 3.2 – 3.2 SJ
Expected total
6.4
BluesThe matchupSharks
+102Our fair odds−102
3.2Expected goals3.2
−0.17Power rating−0.32
2.6Goals / game3.2
3.4Allowed / game3.5
25.2Shots / game25.9
49.8Faceoff %47.4
23.4Hits / game21.0
23−38Season record30−29
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · SJ chance
Our model fair49.6%50.4%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
STLSt. Louis Blues+10250%————
SJSan Jose Sharks−10250%————
Spreadabout even
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.1our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.4
Over6.4our total————
Under6.4our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 2%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 6%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 12%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 10%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 19%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 23%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 9%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 10%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 5%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 2%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%
← STL wins bySJ wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more31%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more21%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.4 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.559%
Total over 6.548%
Total over 7.529%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
STLJordan Binnington G · last 5 starts: .856 save %, 3.68 GAAstarted
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .949 save %, 1.60 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·SJ
Mar 4 at SEA
last game
Mar 3 vs MTL
1 day
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
3rd straight road game
home / road
5th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 59+ games
STL·SJ
−0.17
rating (0 = average)
−0.32
2.6
goals / game
3.2
3.4
goals allowed / game
3.5
23−38
season record
30−29
14−18
home record
17−13
9−20
away record
13−16
W2
streak
W3
4−6
last 10
5−5
25.2
shots / game
25.9
49.8
faceoff %
47.4
23.4
hits / game
21.0
14.2
blocked shots / game
15.2
4.3
takeaways / game
4.5
14.3
giveaways / game
15.9

Rating Trend

STL · SJ · 121 days
St. Louis BluesSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 4−6
Dec 12, 2024at STLSJ 4 − 3
Nov 21, 2024at STLSTL 3 − 2 SO
Oct 10, 2024at SJSTL 5 − 4 OT
Apr 6, 2024at SJSJ 3 − 2 OT
Mar 30, 2024at STLSJ 4 − 0
Nov 16, 2023at SJSJ 5 − 1
Mar 9, 2023at STLSTL 4 − 2
Mar 2, 2023at SJSTL 6 − 3
Nov 10, 2022at STLSTL 5 − 3
Apr 21, 2022at SJSTL 3 − 1

STL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W2
Mar 4at SEA3 − 2W
Mar 1at MIN3 − 1W
Feb 28vs NJ1 − 3L
Feb 26vs SEA5 − 1W
Feb 4at DAL4 − 5L
Feb 2at NSH5 − 6L
Jan 31vs CBJ3 − 5L
Jan 29vs FLA5 − 4W
Jan 27vs DAL3 − 4L
Jan 24vs LA4 − 5L

SJ · Last 10

5−5 · streak W3
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W
Feb 26vs CGY1 − 4L
Feb 4at COL2 − 4L
Feb 2at CHI3 − 6L
Jan 31at CGY2 − 3L
Jan 29at EDM3 − 4L
Jan 27at VAN5 − 2W
Jan 23vs NYR3 − 1W