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Sharks at Blues

NHL · Thursday, Mar 26 · 7:00 PM CT · Enterprise Center · Final SJ 1 – STL 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
SJ00101
STL01012
Team box
SJ·STL
25
shots
23
0 of 1
power play
0 of 2
42.4
faceoff %
57.6
27
hits
27
13
blocked shots
21
21
penalty minutes
9
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Yaroslav AskarovSJ11111.000
Alex NedeljkovicSJ1210.833
Joel HoferSTL2524.960

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 40%, STL 60% · Updated Mar 26

Expected margin
STL by 0.6
Expected score
STL 3.4 – 2.9 SJ
Expected total
6.3
SharksThe matchupBlues
+153Our fair odds−153
2.9Expected goals3.4
−0.38Power rating−0.09
3.1Goals / game2.6
3.6Allowed / game3.2
25.9Shots / game25.1
47.4Faceoff %49.0
21.5Hits / game22.7
32−37Season record29−41
2−8Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · STL chance
Our model fair39.6%60.4%
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
SJSan Jose Sharks+15340%————
STLSt. Louis Blues−15360%————
SpreadSTL by 0.6
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.6our margin————
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our 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

St. Louis Blues by 0.6 expected
San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 18%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 23%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 14%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 8%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 3%St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: 1%
← SJ wins bySTL wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more37%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more26%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more21%
Decided by one goal41%

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

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.546%
Total over 7.528%
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
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .840 save %, 4.04 GAAstarted
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .963 save %, 1.35 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·STL
Mar 24 at NSH
last game
Mar 24 vs WSH
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
2
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 69+ games
SJ·STL
−0.38
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
3.1
goals / game
2.6
3.6
goals allowed / game
3.2
32−37
season record
29−41
17−17
home record
16−19
15−20
away record
13−22
L5
streak
W2
2−8
last 10
7−3
25.9
shots / game
25.1
47.4
faceoff %
49.0
21.5
hits / game
22.7
15.2
blocked shots / game
13.8
4.5
takeaways / game
4.4
16.2
giveaways / game
14.5

Rating Trend

SJ · STL · 141 days
San Jose SharksSt. Louis Blues
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 6−4
Mar 6at SJSTL 3 − 2 OT
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

SJ · Last 10

2−8 · streak L5
Mar 24at NSH3 − 6L
Mar 21vs PHI1 − 4L
Mar 19vs BUF0 − 5L
Mar 17at EDM3 − 5L
Mar 15at OTT4 − 7L
Mar 14at MTL4 − 2W
Mar 12at BOS4 − 2W
Mar 10at BUF3 − 6L
Mar 7vs NYI1 − 2L
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L

STL · Last 10

7−3 · streak W2
Mar 24vs WSH3 − 0W
Mar 21at VAN3 − 1W
Mar 18at CGY1 − 2L
Mar 15at WPG2 − 3L
Mar 13vs EDM3 − 2W
Mar 12at CAR3 − 1W
Mar 10vs NYI3 − 4L
Mar 8at ANA4 − 0W
Mar 6at SJ3 − 2W
Mar 4at SEA3 − 2W