This is a 10* on ST. LOUIS

The Blues are off to a 2-1 start after beating the Sharks 5-4 in the first of these two meetings. They rallied back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to take a 4-3 lead in the third period and got the game winner late in the third period. That the Blues have been successful thus far in spite of poor special teams play should be taken as a positive. Their 0 for 9 start on the power play is not likely to continue and a leaky penalty kill (just 6 of 14) is likely to be shored up. They are getting offensive contributions from a wide array of players, 16 of which have at least one point. The 8-0 loss to Colorado sticks out like a sore thumb, but it was just one game and will be forgotten in a matter of days. San Jose has allowed at least three goals in every game so far, losing twice, and this is their fourth straight road game to open the season. Neither goaltender has played well so far and this club is just 17-36 its previous 53 games as an underdog, including 1-7 L8 on the road. Play on ST. LOUIS

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