Sharks 4, Blues 3

Sharks 1 2 1 — 4 St. Louis 1 0 2 — 3

First Period: 1, Sharks, Toffoli 12 (Kovalenko, Celebrini), 1:21. 2, St. Louis, Neighbours 10 (Parayko, Suter), 10:26. Penalties: Dellandrea, SJ (Fighting), 4:00. Walker, STL (Fighting), 4:00. Neighbours, STL (Holding), 16:40. Dellandrea, SJ (Hooking), 19:26.

Second Period: 3, Sharks, Celebrini 9 (Kovalenko, Liljegren), 5:43. 4, Sharks, Celebrini 10 (Granlund, Walman), 19:53 (pp). Penalties: Rutta, SJ (Interference), 11:33. St. Louis bench, served by Bolduc (Roughing), 18:05. Holloway, STL (Roughing), 18:05. Kostin, SJ (Roughing), 18:05.

Third Period: 5, St. Louis, Schenn 5 (Bolduc, Neighbours), 5:34. 6, Sharks, Walman 5 (Sturm, Kovalenko), 6:01. 7, St. Louis, Kyrou 11 (Buchnevich, Thomas), 7:57. Penalties: None.

Shots on goal: Sharks 14-11-6: 31. St. Louis 4-8-8: 20.

Power-play opportunities: Sharks 1 of 2. St. Louis 0 of 2.

Goalies: Sharks, Georgiev 9-7-0 (20 shots-17 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 8-11-2 (31-27).

A: 18,096 (18,096). T: 2:18.

Referees: Beaudry Halkidis, Francois St. Laurent; Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Julien Fournier.