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Sharks at Blues

NHL · Thursday, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM CT · Enterprise Center · Final SJ 3 – STL 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
SJ01113
STL10102
Team box
SJ·STL
27
shots
26
0 of 4
power play
0 of 2
49.2
faceoff %
50.8
37
hits
24
14
blocked shots
12
4
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex NedeljkovicSJ2624.923
Joel HoferSTL2724.889

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 41%, STL 59% · Updated Oct 8

Expected margin
STL by 0.8
Expected score
STL 3.5 – 2.7 SJ
Expected total
6.2
SharksThe matchupBlues
+142Our fair odds−142
2.7Expected goals3.5
−0.23Power rating−0.01
3.0Goals / game2.3
4.0Allowed / game3.3
23.3Shots / game25.7
44.2Faceoff %44.5
25.7Hits / game24.7
2−1Season record1−2
5−5Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · STL chance
Our model fair41.3%58.7%
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
SJSan Jose Sharks+14241%————
STLSt. Louis Blues−14259%————
SpreadSTL by 0.8
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.8our margin————
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.8our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our 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 0.8 expected
San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 3%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 23%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 17%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 12%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 16%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 9%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 4%St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: 1%St. Louis Blues by 7 goals: <1%
← SJ wins bySTL wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more42%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more30%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more17%
Decided by one goal40%

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

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
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: .915 save %, 2.20 GAAstarted
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .917 save %, 2.21 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·STL
Oct 5 at DAL
last game
Oct 6 at CHI
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 3+ games
SJ·STL
−0.23
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
3.0
goals / game
2.3
4.0
goals allowed / game
3.3
2−1
season record
1−2
2−0
home record
0−0
0−1
away record
1−2
L1
streak
L2
5−5
last 10
6−4
23.3
shots / game
25.7
44.2
faceoff %
44.5
25.7
hits / game
24.7
17.7
blocked shots / game
11.3
6.3
takeaways / game
2.7
21.0
giveaways / game
15.0

Rating Trend

SJ · STL · 9 days
San Jose SharksSt. Louis Blues
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 5−5
Mar 30at SJSJ 5 − 4
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

SJ · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Oct 5at DAL0 − 5L
Oct 3vs LA5 − 4W
Oct 1vs FLA4 − 3W
Apr 16at WPG6 − 1W
Apr 15at CHI2 − 5L
Apr 13at NSH3 − 2W
Apr 11vs VAN3 − 4L
Apr 9at ANA1 − 6L
Apr 8vs EDM2 − 5L
Apr 6vs CHI3 − 2W

STL · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Oct 6at CHI2 − 4L
Oct 3at COL1 − 6L
Oct 2at DAL4 − 0W
Apr 16at UTAH5 − 3W
Apr 14vs PIT7 − 5W
Apr 13vs MIN6 − 3W
Apr 11at CHI5 − 3W
Apr 9vs WPG2 − 3L
Apr 7vs COL1 − 3L
Apr 5at COL3 − 2W