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St. Louis Blues 4
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Match Report

Balcers scores in 3rd, Sharks hold off rallying Blues 5-4

— Rudolfs Balcers scored his first two goals of the season, including the tiebreaker midway through the third period, and the San Jose Sharks held off the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

SJ STL
17
Blocked Shots
13
17
Hits
17
13
Takeaways
8
27
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
29
47.3
Faceoff Win Percent
52.7
6
Giveaways
12
4
Total Penalties
1
8
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

SJ

  • Devan Dubnyk G GA 4 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Evander Kane LW BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Tomas Hertl C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Logan Couture C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 2

STL

  • Jordan Binnington G GA 5 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Kyrou RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Ryan O'Reilly C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 3
  • Brayden Schenn C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

St. Louis Blues

  • Ross Johnston Injured Reserve
  • Torey Krug Injured Reserve
  • Dillon Dube Injured Reserve
  • Tyler Tucker Injured Reserve
  • Logan Mailloux Injured Reserve

San Jose Sharks

  • Igor Chernyshov Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Wennberg Injured Reserve
  • Quentin Musty Injured Reserve
  • Kyle Keyser Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:54 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  2. Missed 19:48 5-4
    Torey Krug 3rd
  3. Penalty 15:24 5-4
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  4. Missed 15:12 5-4
    Ryan Donato 3rd
  5. Missed 12:58 5-4
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  6. Goal 11:51 5-4
    Logan Couture 3rd
  7. Penalty 7:58 4-4
    Nikolai Knyzhov 3rd
  8. Penalty 7:58 4-4
    Mike Hoffman 3rd
  9. Missed 3:35 4-4
    David Perron 3rd
  10. Penalty 19:25 4-4
    Timo Meier 2nd
  11. Missed 19:05 4-4
    Kyle Clifford 2nd
  12. Goal 18:41 4-4
    Jordan Kyrou 2nd
  13. Missed 16:29 4-3
    Brayden Schenn 2nd
  14. Missed 16:03 4-3
    Kyle Clifford 2nd
  15. Goal 15:30 4-3
    Ryan O'Reilly 2nd
  16. Missed 12:54 4-2
    Tomas Hertl 2nd
  17. Missed 12:34 4-2
    Tomas Hertl 2nd
  18. Missed 10:51 4-2
    Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2nd
  19. Missed 9:10 4-2
    Nicolas Meloche 2nd
  20. Missed 8:49 4-2
    Brent Burns 2nd
  21. Goal 8:37 4-2
    Zach Sanford 2nd
  22. Goal 8:18 4-1
    Patrick Marleau 2nd
  23. Missed 5:39 3-1
    Carl Gunnarsson 2nd
  24. Goal 4:45 3-1
    Brayden Schenn 2nd
  25. Goal 3:48 3-0
    Rudolfs Balcers 2nd
  26. Missed 19:24 2-0
    Kevin Labanc 1st
  27. Missed 15:10 2-0
    Ryan O'Reilly 1st
  28. Penalty 15:00 2-0
    Logan Couture 1st
  29. Goal 10:10 2-0
    Logan Couture 1st
  30. Goal 7:24 1-0
    Evander Kane 1st
  31. Missed 5:16 0-0
    Kyle Clifford 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-4
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:54 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  4. Missed 19:48 5-4
    Torey Krug 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:41 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:41 5-4
    3rd
  7. Shot 19:40 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  8. Shot 19:15 5-4
    Torey Krug 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:40 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:40 5-4
    3rd
  11. Takeaway 17:50 5-4
    Evander Kane 3rd
  12. Blocked 17:04 5-4
    Vince Dunn 3rd
  13. Face Off 17:00 5-4
    Oskar Sundqvist 3rd
  14. Stoppage 17:00 5-4
    3rd
  15. Face Off 16:36 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  16. Stoppage 16:36 5-4
    3rd
  17. Face Off 15:24 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  18. Stoppage 15:24 5-4
    3rd
  19. Penalty 15:24 5-4
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  20. Giveaway 15:22 5-4
    Mike Hoffman 3rd
  21. Missed 15:12 5-4
    Ryan Donato 3rd
  22. Blocked 15:05 5-4
    Zach Sanford 3rd
  23. Shot 15:01 5-4
    Torey Krug 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:57 5-4
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:57 5-4
    3rd
  26. Shot 14:08 5-4
    Evander Kane 3rd
  27. Hit 13:37 5-4
    Tomas Hertl 3rd
  28. Blocked 13:35 5-4
    Timo Meier 3rd
  29. Shot 13:00 5-4
    Brent Burns 3rd
  30. Missed 12:58 5-4
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  31. Takeaway 12:49 5-4
    Noah Gregor 3rd
  32. Blocked 12:43 5-4
    John Leonard 3rd
  33. Face Off 11:51 5-4
    Ryan O'Reilly 3rd
  34. Goal 11:51 5-4
    Logan Couture 3rd
  35. Blocked 11:48 4-4
    Mario Ferraro 3rd
  36. Shot 11:21 4-4
    Brent Burns 3rd
  37. Blocked 11:13 4-4
    Timo Meier 3rd
  38. Hit 10:46 4-4
    Matt Nieto 3rd
  39. Giveaway 10:16 4-4
    Brayden Schenn 3rd
  40. Blocked 10:15 4-4
    Robert Bortuzzo 3rd

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