Sharks at Blues (Game 22): Lines, game thread and how to watch

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The San Jose Sharks will need to have short memories and put aside the 5-2 loss in Dallas tonight to take on the St. Louis Blues tonight. There will be lineup changes for the Sharks as this is the second night of back-to-back games.

Look for Yaroslav Askarov to make his debut in a Sharks jersey tonight. While the netminder already has his first NHL win, you can bet the boys will all be pulling for him to get the first one in teal.

There will also be a change to the Macklin Celebrini line. As expected, Will Smith will miss tonight’s game for a development day. The Sharks have been pretty consistent in shutting out Will Smith in one of the games when they are back-to-back. Givani Smith is likely to pull in with Will Smith sitting.

The Blues have not played since Tuesday night, since the team lost to the Minnesota Wild 4-2. St. Louis has struggled since losing Robert Thomas to injury. The good news for the Blues is that Thomas is back. He had his first game back from injury in the loss to Minnesota.

That said, there are still injuries to contend with for the Blues. Torrey Krug is still out with an ankle injury. Then there’s Philip Broberg and Nick Leddy, who were added to the injured reserve list earlier this month. The Blues simply aren’t deep enough at this point to handle a large amount of key player losses.

In 9 games in November, the Blues have earned only 7 out of 18 possible points. The team has been outscored 35-21 in that span.

The Blues’ top scorer is Jordan Kyrou, who has 17 points in 20 games this season. Jake Neighbors leads the team with six goals. Only three players, Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich and Kyrou, have five or more goals this season.

In net for the Blues, Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer are fighting. Binnington is 5-8-1 with a 3.19 goals-against average and .887 save percentage. Hofer is 3-3-0 with a 3.45 goals-against average and .893 save percentage.

These teams have met once before this season, on opening night. The Sharks lost 5-4 in overtime.

San Jose Sharks lines tonight

Usually on the second night in a row of games, it is difficult to decide who will play and where.

San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that He Ty Thrun is out and Jack Thompson is back.

Here’s how we think the lines will look tonight.

Extenders
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Fabian Zetterlund
Tyler Toffoli – Macklin Celebrini – Barclay Goodrow
Carl Grundstrom – Alex Wennberg – Ty Dellandrea
Klim Kostin – Luke Kunin – Givani Smith

Defense
Jake Walman – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Timothy Liljegren
Jack Thompson – Jan Rutta

Goalkeepers
Mackenzie Blackwood
Yaroslav Askarov

St. Louis Blues Lines Vs. San Jose Sharks November 21, 2024

At St. Louis side of things, here’s how the Daily Faceoff reports the lines will look tonight.

Extenders
Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas – Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saar – Brayden Schenn – Jake Neighbors
Zach Bolduc – Dylan Holloway – Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko – Radek Faksa – Nathan Walker

Defense
Ryan Suter – Colton Parayko
Scott Perunovich – Justin Faulk
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Corey Schueneman

Goalkeepers
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

How to watch the San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues tonight

The game starts at 5pm PT/7pm CT in St. Louis at the Enterprise Center.

Sharks fans can watch the game on NBC Sports California. You can also listen live on Sharks and the SAP Center app.

Blues fans can watch the game on FanDuel Sports Network.

Out-of-market viewers can watch on ESPN+.

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