Blues take on the Sharks, look to break home slide

San Jose Sharks (6-11-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (8-11-1, in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues look to stop their four-game home slide with a victory against the San Jose Sharks.

St. Louis is 8-11-1 overall and 4-6-0 at home. The Blues have conceded 69 goals while scoring 49 for a -20 scoring differential.

San Jose is 2-7-3 in road games and 6-11-4 overall. The Sharks are eighth in league play with 84 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).

Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Blues won 5-4 in overtime in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Neighbours has six goals and three assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has over the last 10 games.

Mikael Granlund has scored nine goals with 13 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Sharks: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: None listed.

Sharks: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.