SAN JOSE – Turns out a goalie change can, apparently, spark a team’s offense.
After getting shut out in back-to-back playoff games for the first time in franchise history, the Blues exploded for six goals on Saturday at SAP Center, laying a beat down on the Sharks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final, 6-3.
Goalie Jake Allen, making his first playoff start of the year in place of Brian Elliott, made 31 saves. Conversely, Martin Jones was pulled for the first time after allowing four goals on 19 shots.
The series, which shifts back to St.