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Blues at Sharks

NHL · Monday, Mar 30 · 9:00 PM CT · SAP Center at San Jose · Final STL 4 – SJ 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
STL2114
SJ3115
Team box
STL·SJ
26
shots
29
2 of 3
power play
3 of 4
53.7
faceoff %
46.3
15
hits
18
15
blocked shots
15
8
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Joel HoferSTL2924.828
Yaroslav AskarovSJ2622.846

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SJ +3
STL +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: SJ 2 · STL 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 53%, SJ 47% · Updated Mar 30

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
STL 3.4 – 2.9 SJ
Expected total
6.3
BluesThe matchupSharks
−114Our fair odds+114
3.4Expected goals2.9
−0.09Power rating−0.38
2.7Goals / game3.0
3.2Allowed / game3.6
25.2Shots / game26.0
49.2Faceoff %47.4
22.6Hits / game21.5
31−41Season record33−38
7−3Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · SJ chance
Our model fair53.3%46.7%
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−11453%————
SJSan Jose Sharks+11447%————
Spreadabout even
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.4our margin————
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.4our 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

Even game expected
St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: 1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 3%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 7%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 14%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 18%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 24%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 9%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%
← STL wins bySJ wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more36%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more25%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more23%
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 6.547%
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
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .957 save %, 1.52 GAAstarted
SJYaroslav Askarov G · last 5 starts: .871 save %, 3.78 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·SJ
Mar 28 vs TOR
last game
Mar 28 at CBJ
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 71+ games
STL·SJ
−0.09
rating (0 = average)
−0.38
2.7
goals / game
3.0
3.2
goals allowed / game
3.6
31−41
season record
33−38
18−19
home record
17−17
13−22
away record
16−21
W4
streak
W1
7−3
last 10
3−7
25.2
shots / game
26.0
49.2
faceoff %
47.4
22.6
hits / game
21.5
13.8
blocked shots / game
15.0
4.4
takeaways / game
4.5
14.4
giveaways / game
16.4

Rating Trend

STL · SJ · 145 days
St. Louis BluesSan Jose Sharks
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SJ 4−6
Mar 26at STLSTL 2 − 1 OT
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

STL · Last 10

7−3 · streak W4
Mar 28vs TOR5 − 1W
Mar 26vs SJ2 − 1W
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

SJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Mar 28at CBJ3 − 2W
Mar 26at STL1 − 2L
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