Blues at Sharks 5/11/19 - NHL Playoffs Picks & Predictions

The Blues are coming into this game after going to a 7th game against the Stars. However, the Blues were able to bring home a win in the overtime period to move only 4 wins away from the Stanley Cup finals. Now, the Blues are going to face the Sharks who have been a very strong team on the season as well and should be able to give the Blues a challenge. The Sharks did take 7 games to overcome the Avalanche as well, but the Sharks played quite a bit better and should be able to put up a tremendous fight against the Blues in this game. During the regular season the Blues were able to score 2.98 goals a game off of an average of 31.8 shots a game. The defense for the Blues only gave up 2.68 goals a game out of the 28.6 shots they ended up facing in the game. The Blues converted on the power play at 21.1% of the time and managed to kill off 81.5% of the opponents power plays.

With the Sharks the regular season provided the team with 3.52 goals a game on 33 shots a game. The Sharks allowed 3.15 goals a game off of the 28.3 shots per game they ended up facing on the year. The Sharks were able to convert on the power play at 23.7% of the time and were able to kill off a total of 80.8% of the opponents power plays.