SAN JOSE –- The Sharks figured there would be changes coming to the Blues lineup prior to puck drop for Thursday’s pivotal Game 3 of the Western Conference Final at SAP Center.
And changes, there were. In came Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitrij Jaskin up front, helping to form a new fourth line for St. Louis. Centers Jori Lehtera and Alex Steen switched places. Robert Bortuzzo replaced Joel Edmundson on defense, while Colton Parayko was promoted to the second defense pair with Kevin Shattenkirk.
The result was effectively the same as the previous meeting in St. Louis. The Sharks triumphed, 3-0, after they skated to a 4-0 win on Tuesday that included a late empty-netter.