This is a 10* play on ST. LOUIS

St. Louis did what it needed to do in the first two games and that's win once. Now that they've stolen the home ice advantage away from San Jose, the Blues get the next two games at their rink. While they have not been as dominant at home as you would expect in the playoffs, they did close out each of their first two series at the Enterprise Center. They are 17-6 the last 23 games here and that includes one loss where they were not money line favorites. After poor defensive play essentially "gave away" Game #1, the Blues responded with a very impressive 4-2 win in Game #2. How did they do it? With much better defense. The Sharks simply do not score as many goals on the road as they do at home. In the 10 home playoff games, they have scored 39 goals or an average of 3.9 per game. In six road playoff games, they have scored only 12 goals or an average of 2.0 per game. That's basically a 50% drop in production. Individually, 16 of the combined 22 playoff goals from Logan Couture and Thomas Hertl have been scored in San Jose. In their lone regular season visit to the Gateway City, the Sharks were shut out 4-0. Play on ST. LOUIS

AAA