San Jose at St. Louis

Talented San Jose gave it their all in Game 1, with an edge in shots 32-23, going 40-30 on face-offs with only two turnovers. The Sharks were the best road team in the NHL in the regular season at 28-10-3. San Jose has a strong defense and veteran stars Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture, Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose has great balance all around, fourth in goals scored, #10 in goals allowed and third on the power play. The Sharks are 16-5 after scoring two or fewer goals in their previous game, plus 19-7 against a team with a winning record. St. Louis is off a pair of Game 7s and they're just 4-4 at the Scottrade Center this postseason. In those four home losses they were favored -115, -125, -150 and -165. The Blues focus on defense first, just #15 in the NHL in goals scored. The Blues have averaged more than 10 minutes in penalties a game in these playoffs while the Sharks have averaged the fewest penalty minutes of any of the 16 playoff teams, having fewer penalty minutes in Game 1, as well (6-4). San Jose has more than enough to even the series in a defensive duel again, and the UNDER is 8-3-1 when the Sharks' opponent allows two or fewer goals in their previous game. Take San Jose and the UNDER in Game 2.