nhl Game Recap
Recap - Sharks Defeat St. Louis 5-1
Mike Hoffman scored a pair of goals against the Blues as San Jose handed St. Louis a 5-1 defeat on Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.
Bettors who backed the Sharks were rewarded as +195 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Mike Hoffman(2), William Eklund, Givani Smith, and Luke Kunin each scored for the Sharks in the victory. Hoffman opened the scoring for San Jose.
Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 44-save effort for the Sharks.
St. Louis got a goal from Pavel Buchnevich in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Joel Hofer stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
San Jose scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to St. Louis by a margin of 45-35.
Next game, San Jose takes its act on the road to face Vancouver looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.