St. Louis at San Jose

St. Louis is a strong defensive team, but the offense takes a back seat at #15 in the NHL in goals scored. So what happens when they fall behind? That's been the problem in this series, losing the last two games 4-0 and 3-0. They don't always have the firepower to hang with elite teams. The Blues have been shut out by Martin Jones the past two games and haven't gotten a single point all series from 40-goal scorer Vladimir Tarasenko or rookie Robby Fabbri, who had 13 points the first two rounds. San Jose is elite all-around, fourth in the NHL in goals scored, third on the power play with a top 10 defense. Tomas Hertl scored two goals in San Jose's 3-0 victory in Game 3 on Thursday off passes from linemates Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski, as the trio spent much of the night in St. Louis' zone creating chances and momentum. Thornton and Pavelski have played together for much of the last four seasons with various third linemates. Hertl moved into that spot in early January and that helped the entire team take off. The Sharks are 20-6 against a team with a winning record, plus 43-15 at home vs. a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. The home team holds all the cards and momentum. Play San Jose.