The St. Louis Blues were on the wrong end of a hand pass that turned into a goal in Game 3 of the Western Conference final against the San Jose Sharks, but the Blues will look to move past the controversy and even up the series at two games apiece with a win at home tonight. Sportsbooks opened the Sharks as +120 road underdogs with a total of 5.5.
Standout Stats
- Sharks goaltender Martin Jones rebounded from allowing four goals in the second period to stop the next 15 shots that came his way.
- Blues defenseman Vince Dunn has been deemed day to day after his mouth was on the receiving end of a shot by San Jose’s Brenden Dillon. Dunn has seven points (two goals, five assists) in the playoffs.
- After mustering only three points in his previous 10 games, Blues winger David Perron has two goals and two assists during the series with the Sharks.
- Is another OVER in store? All three games of this series have gone OVER the total, but despite the offensive explosion, oddsmakers haven’t moved off the 5.5 number for each game. The average combined score of each game in this series is eight goals.
- The Sharks cashed yet another puckline bet at Enterprise Center. San Jose is now 8-2 on the puckline in its past 10 trips to St. Louis.
My Best Bet for Sharks-Blues
OVER 5.5 goals
I’m not sure why sportsbooks haven’t started to set these totals higher, but I’m not complaining. I’m taking the OVER in Game 4 as these teams have been scoring with ease, and the goaltenders on both sides have struggled to keep up as a result. I think it’s going to be a close game, yet I foresee another OVER tonight.
The total has gone OVER in the first three games of this series.home The Sharks are 4-1 SU and ATS in their last five games vs the Blues in the playoffs. The Blues are 0-16 ATS in their last 16 games in the playoffs as home faves.home
