San Jose Sharks vs St Louis Blues on Friday March 6th at SAP Center (via sanjosesharks/instagram)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- The St.Louis Bles got out to an early 1-0 lead, just 6:55 into the first period. Jimmy Snuggerud with his eleventh goal of the season. Cam Fowler registering the primary assist and Dylan Holloway registering the secondary assist. This lead would essentially lead to St.Louis’s 3-2 win.

The San Jose Sharks tied the game at 1-1 right when their powerplay was about to end. Macklin Celebrini scored his 30 first goal of the season. Dmitry Orlov with the primary assist while Tyler Toffoli registered the secondary assist. Off of a quick pass, St.Louis was able to regain their lead back to make it 2-1 when Robert Thomas scored his 14th of the season. Jimmy Snuggerud with the primary assist and Dylan Holloway with the secondary assist, both with their second points of the night.

To tie the game at 2-2, Kiefer Sherwood scored his 19th goal of the season. Philip Kurashev with the primary assist while Collin Graf recorded the secondary assist.

Regulation wasn’t enough for these two teams. 55 seconds into the overtime period, St Louis’s Robert Thomas scored his second of the night to win it 3-2.

Despite not having the lead, after the first period, San Jose outshot St.Louis eleven to three. After the second period, St Louis outshot San Jose 9-6. After the third period, San Jose outshot St Louis 8-1.

Coming into Friday night’s game, San Jose was 15th on the powerplay while St.Louis was 26th. Shorthanded, San Jose was nineteenth while St.Louis was 29th. Friday night, San Jose went 0/2 and St Louis also went 0/2.

Alex Nedeljkovic got the start for San Jose. Making 11 saves 14 on shots, he recorded Friday night’s loss. For St.Louis, Jordan Binnington got the start. Making 23 saves on 25 shots, he recorded Friday night’s win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

1. Robert Thomas
2. Dylan Holloway
3. Kiefer Sherwood

The Sharks will be back in action Satuday, where they will host the New York Islanders. The last time these two teams faced off was on October 21st in New York where they fell 4-3. Collin Graf, Adam Gaudette, and Macklin Celebrini all scored in the loss.