San Jose 3, St. Louis 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2024
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen:
Caleb Apperson, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance:
15603
By Field Level Media
William Eklund completed his hat trick with 1:04 left in overtime and the host San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday.
Eklund kept the puck on a 2-on-1 rush and beat Joel Hofer for the game winner.
It was a costly missed point for the Blues, who have lost three of their last four games and are seven points behind the Nashville Predators for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis (40-32-5, 85 points). Robert Thomas had two assists and Hofer made 22 saves.
Devin Cooley made 34 saves for the Sharks (18-50-8, 44 points), who swept the three-game season series from the Blues.
San Jose took a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 14:42. Mikael Granlund, in the left circle, fed Henry Thrun at the point and he passed to Eklund, who scored on a one-timer from the right circle.
Granlund increased his point streak to seven games (two goals, six assists).
Eklund made it 2-0 at 16:59. Hofer made a save on Thomas Bordeleau in front during a power play, but Eklund scored on the rebound for his 14th goal of the season.
Kyrou pulled the Blues within 2-1 at 3:21 of the third period, taking a pass in the left circle from Pavel Buchnevich, moving into the slot and scoring on a wrist shot through traffic on a power play.
With Hofer pulled for the extra attacker, Schenn tied it with 2:29 remaining in the third period, scoring from in front of the crease off a pass from Thomas behind the net.
San Jose forward Collin Graf, signed as a free agent on Thursday, played 13:36 and had one shot on goal in his NHL debut. The 21-year-old led Quinnipiac University in scoring with 49 points and 22 goals and was second on the club with 27 assists in the 2023-24 season and was named a Hobey Baker Award finalist.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| St. Louis |
|
San Jose |
|
Robert Thomas 2 |
Points |
William Eklund 3 |
|
Jordan Kyrou 1 |
Goals |
William Eklund 3 |
|
Robert Thomas 2 |
Assists |
Thomas Bordeleau 1 |
|
Jordan Kyrou 1 |
Power Play Goals |
William Eklund 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Joel Hofer .880 |
Save Percentage |
Devin Cooley .944 |
|
Joel Hofer 22 |
Saves |
Devin Cooley 34 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| St. Louis
|
36 |
2 |
1-6 |
3-5 |
30 |
24 |
| San Jose
|
25 |
3 |
2-5 |
5-6 |
42 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Sharks have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .220 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Blues have a W/L % of .439 after a win and .611 after a loss.
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