Alex Wennberg scored twice, and Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini each had two assists for the Sharks (6-11-5), who lost 5-2 at the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and have one win in their past six (1-2-3). Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in his San Jose debut; he was traded from the Nashville Predators on Aug. 23.

It looks like another St. Louis Blues injured player is good to go. Pierre-Olivier Joseph looks set to return to the lineup for the Blues (8-11-1) against the San Jose Sharks (6-11-4) today (7 p.m., FDSNMW,

Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! Like always, we are looking at games around the league, highlighting key matchups and giving our prediction on which team comes away with two points.

They just needed a win, and despite almost allowing it to slip away, they dug back in and regrouped for a 3-2 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks at Enterprise Center on Thursday. It wasn't a Picasso by any stretch,