Blues vs Sharks: Wild Card Battle
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What is the significance of the Blues vs Sharks wild card battle?
It's March 30th. This is San Jose Sharks News Today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Yo, the St. Louis Blues face off against the San Jose Sharks tonight at 9 o'clock, kicking off a four-game road trip in a crucial Western. Conference wildcard battle. Both squads are deadlocked at 73 points, with the Sharks holding a game in hand. The Blues are riding a four-game win streak and have owned the Sharks this month, snagging the last two meetings in overtime. Earlier this month on March 6th in San Jose, they won 3-2, then last Thursday at home 2-1, both extra-time thrillers.
This is their third clash in March, and a win puts one team right back in the mix for that second wildcard spot. The race is jammed up tight.
What factors are contributing to the Blues' recent success?
Nashville leads with 77, but dropped their last three. Kings at 76, Seattle 75, Winnipeg 74. Blues and Sharks trail by four.
So tonight's winner cuts that gap in half, jumping over a pack of contenders with just 10 or 11 games left for. Each what's fueling the blue surge there 10, one and two in March 11, two and two since the Olympic break elite defense tops in goals against average and number one penalty kill turnaround from 29th pre-break.
How does the Sharks' lineup impact their chances in this game?
No lineup tweaks from Saturday. They're winning, so why mess with it? Joel Hofer starts in net for St. Louis, facing Yaroslav Askarov for the Sharks, who's back after getting dinged last week.
What are the playoff implications of this matchup for both teams?
Head-to-heads like this and Wednesday versus the Kings could flip the script in this wild finish.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the significance of the Blues vs Sharks wild card battle?
0:00–0:45
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What factors are contributing to the Blues' recent success?
0:45–1:18
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How does the Sharks' lineup impact their chances in this game?
1:18–1:30
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What are the playoff implications of this matchup for both teams?
1:30–1:36
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