The return of Paul Martin and David Schlemko to the blue line on Saturday night gave the Sharks (25–16–2) their strongest lineup in weeks, but a disastrous second period left them fighting a deficit they couldn’t overcome. Joe Thornton’s game misconduct penalty after San Jose went down 2–0 left his team shorthanded once again as St. Louis (22–16–5) took the second of three matchups between these two teams this season by a score of 4–0.
Following an uneventful first period, the second was anything but. Colton Parayko put the Blues up 1–0 with a power play goal after the Sharks failed to capitalize on almost two minutes of 5-on-3 time.