Sharks vs. Blues Prediction, Picks & Odds

Dimers' prediction and analysis for Sharks vs. Blues in the NHL on Thursday, October 8, 2026 including our projected final score and probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, game total, and player props.
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OT1 00:47 Shot missed by Jimmy Snuggerud
P3 18:57 Robert Thomas shot blocked by Kiefer Sherwood
P3 16:12 Shot missed by Dalibor Dvorsky
P3 15:32 Shot missed by Robert Thomas
P3 15:03 Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Joel Hofer
P3 13:43 Colton Parayko shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
P3 12:20 Shot missed by Brandon Carlo
P3 10:50 Shot on goal by Ty Dellandrea saved by Joel Hofer
P3 08:50 Sam Dickinson shot blocked by Colton Parayko
P3 08:42 Shot on goal by Collin Graf saved by Joel Hofer
P3 08:30 Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Joel Hofer
P3 06:53 Darnell Nurse shot blocked by Justin Barron
P3 06:44 Connor McMichael shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
P3 06:05 Goal scored by Collin Graf assisted by Sam Dickinson and Tyler Toffoli
P3 02:32 Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Adam Jiricek
P3 01:21 Power play - Mason Marchment shot blocked by teammate
P3 00:48 Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Joel Hofer
P2 19:37 Shot missed by Michael Kesselring
P2 18:37 Shot missed by Robert Thomas
P2 18:11 Power play - Shot on goal by Adam Jiricek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Play by Play
  1. OT1 05:00
    End of 1st OT.
  2. OT1 00:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jimmy Snuggerud
  3. OT1 00:00
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Robert Thomas in neutral zone
  4. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  5. P3 19:27
    Giveaway by Darnell Nurse in defensive zone
  6. P3 18:59
    Dalibor Dvorsky won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  7. P3 18:57
    SHOT
    Robert Thomas shot blocked by Kiefer Sherwood
  8. P3 18:36
    Giveaway by Brandon Carlo in defensive zone
  9. P3 18:15
    Takeaway by Michael Kesselring in neutral zone
  10. P3 18:12
    Stoppage - Offside
  11. P3 17:15
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  12. P3 17:02
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  13. P3 16:12
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Dalibor Dvorsky
  14. P3 15:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Robert Thomas
  15. P3 15:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Joel Hofer
  16. P3 14:13
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  17. P3 14:13
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  18. P3 14:10
    Giveaway by Jacob Trouba in defensive zone
  19. P3 13:43
    SHOT
    Colton Parayko shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  20. P3 12:45
    Takeaway by Cam Fowler in defensive zone
  21. P3 12:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brandon Carlo
  22. P3 11:59
    Pius Suter credited with hit on Luca Cagnoni in offensive zone
  23. P3 11:13
    Takeaway by Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  24. P3 10:53
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Will Smith in defensive zone
  25. P3 10:53
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  26. P3 10:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ty Dellandrea saved by Joel Hofer
  27. P3 08:50
    SHOT
    Sam Dickinson shot blocked by Colton Parayko
  28. P3 08:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Collin Graf saved by Joel Hofer
  29. P3 08:36
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  30. P3 08:32
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Mason McTavish in offensive zone
  31. P3 08:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Joel Hofer
  32. P3 08:03
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  33. P3 08:03
    Stoppage - Offside
  34. P3 06:53
    SHOT
    Darnell Nurse shot blocked by Justin Barron
  35. P3 06:44
    SHOT
    Connor McMichael shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
  36. P3 06:29
    Stoppage - Icing
  37. P3 06:05
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Collin Graf assisted by Sam Dickinson and Tyler Toffoli
    2-2
  38. P3 03:18
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  39. P3 03:18
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  40. P3 02:37
    Collin Graf credited with hit on Pavel Buchnevich in neutral zone
  41. P3 02:32
    SHOT
    Michael Kesselring shot blocked by Adam Jiricek
  42. P3 02:12
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  43. P3 01:39
    Shorthanded - Pius Suter won faceoff against Ty Dellandrea in neutral zone
  44. P3 01:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Mason Marchment shot blocked by teammate
  45. P3 00:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Joel Hofer
  46. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  47. P2 19:55
    Shorthanded - Robert Thomas won faceoff against Will Smith in defensive zone
  48. P2 19:55
    Penalty to Brandon Carlo 2 minutes for Delay of Game
  49. P2 19:40
    Giveaway by Mason Marchment in offensive zone
  50. P2 19:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Kesselring
  51. P2 19:16
    Stoppage - Offside
  52. P2 18:40
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in defensive zone
  53. P2 18:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Robert Thomas
  54. P2 18:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Adam Jiricek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  55. P2 17:30
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mason McTavish saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  56. P2 16:53
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Darnell Nurse in defensive zone
  57. P2 15:59
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Dillon Dube
  58. P2 14:57
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Robert Thomas saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  59. P2 14:51
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Pavel Buchnevich saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  60. P2 14:21
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  61. P2 14:21
    Penalty to Cam Fowler 2 minutes for Slashing
  62. P2 13:51
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Mason McTavish in offensive zone
  63. P2 13:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Joel Hofer
  64. P2 12:54
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  65. P2 12:40
    Dillon Dube credited with hit on Jacob Trouba in defensive zone
  66. P2 12:29
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  67. P2 12:24
    SHOT
    Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Ross Johnston
  68. P2 11:12
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  69. P2 11:06
    Will Smith won faceoff against Jimmy Snuggerud in neutral zone
  70. P2 10:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mason McTavish
  71. P2 10:36
    Giveaway by Kiefer Sherwood in neutral zone
  72. P2 10:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  73. P2 10:28
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  74. P2 10:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  75. P2 10:17
    Giveaway by Jacob Trouba in defensive zone
  76. P2 09:31
    SHOT
    Philip Broberg shot blocked by Sam Dickinson
  77. P2 08:48
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  78. P2 08:45
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Toffoli saved by Joel Hofer
  79. P2 08:38
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mason Marchment saved by Joel Hofer
  80. P2 07:44
    SHOT
    Power play - Luca Cagnoni shot blocked by Pavel Buchnevich
  81. P2 07:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Will Smith shot blocked by Cam Fowler
  82. P2 06:41
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Luca Cagnoni
  83. P2 06:39
    Penalty to Jimmy Snuggerud 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Michael Misa)
  84. P2 06:39
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  85. P2 06:34
    SHOT
    Tyler Toffoli shot blocked by teammate
  86. P2 06:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jacob Trouba saved by Joel Hofer
  87. P2 05:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Holloway saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  88. P2 05:26
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Michael Misa in neutral zone
  89. P2 04:51
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Will Smith in neutral zone
  90. P2 04:51
    Stoppage - Offside
  91. P2 04:42
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  92. P2 02:46
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Robert Thomas in defensive zone
  93. P2 02:36
    SHOT
    Jake Neighbours shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
  94. P2 02:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Neighbours
  95. P2 00:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jimmy Snuggerud saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  96. P2 00:56
    Giveaway by Sam Dickinson in defensive zone
  97. P2 00:46
    Mason Marchment won faceoff against Robert Thomas in offensive zone
  98. P2 00:44
    Will Smith won faceoff against Robert Thomas in offensive zone
  99. P2 00:00
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  100. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  101. P1 19:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Collin Graf
  102. P1 19:24
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in defensive zone
  103. P1 19:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brandon Carlo saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  104. P1 19:15
    SHOT
    Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Will Smith
  105. P1 18:56
    Sharks won faceoff against Blues in neutral zone
  106. P1 17:35
    Ty Dellandrea won faceoff against Mason McTavish in neutral zone
  107. P1 17:35
    Stoppage
  108. P1 16:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  109. P1 16:46
    Giveaway by Michael Kesselring in defensive zone
  110. P1 16:12
    Giveaway by Collin Graf in neutral zone
  111. P1 16:11
    Ross Johnston credited with hit on Collin Graf in neutral zone
  112. P1 15:14
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Dalibor Dvorsky in neutral zone
  113. P1 15:14
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  114. P1 14:22
    SHOT
    Kiefer Sherwood shot blocked by Colton Parayko
  115. P1 14:12
    Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Justin Barron in offensive zone
  116. P1 13:48
    Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Justin Barron in defensive zone
  117. P1 13:45
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  118. P1 13:45
    Stoppage - Icing
  119. P1 13:39
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Connor McMichael in defensive zone
  120. P1 13:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dalibor Dvorsky saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  121. P1 13:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dylan Holloway saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  122. P1 12:35
    Giveaway by Darnell Nurse in offensive zone
  123. P1 12:32
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Misa
  124. P1 11:23
    Power play - Michael Misa won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone
  125. P1 11:21
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Will Smith saved by Joel Hofer
  126. P1 10:50
    Shorthanded - Pius Suter won faceoff against Will Smith in defensive zone
  127. P1 10:44
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  128. P1 10:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Luca Cagnoni shot blocked by Robert Thomas
  129. P1 10:30
    Penalty to Adam Jiricek 2 minutes for Misconduct
  130. P1 10:14
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Michael Misa in neutral zone
  131. P1 10:14
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  132. P1 10:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Parayko
  133. P1 09:59
    Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic in defensive zone
  134. P1 08:38
    Power play - Giveaway by Jimmy Snuggerud in offensive zone
  135. P1 07:41
    Power play - Giveaway by Dalibor Dvorsky in offensive zone
  136. P1 07:28
    Shorthanded - Collin Graf won faceoff against Mason McTavish in defensive zone
  137. P1 07:28
    Penalty to Michael Kesselring 2 minutes for Cross Checking
  138. P1 06:43
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Will Smith in defensive zone
  139. P1 06:43
    Stoppage - Icing
  140. P1 06:23
    Robert Thomas won faceoff against Mason Marchment in defensive zone
  141. P1 06:23
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  142. P1 06:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  143. P1 05:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zack Ostapchuk
  144. P1 05:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mason McTavish saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  145. P1 05:01
    SHOT
    Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Collin Graf
  146. P1 04:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael Kesselring saved by Joel Hofer
  147. P1 03:26
    Giveaway by Ross Johnston in defensive zone
  148. P1 03:08
    Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow in offensive zone
  149. P1 02:53
    SHOT
    Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Pius Suter
  150. P1 02:23
    Giveaway by Luca Cagnoni in defensive zone
  151. P1 01:48
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  152. P1 01:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Justin Barron
  153. P1 00:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Will Smith
  154. P1 00:49
    Dylan Holloway credited with hit on Jacob Trouba in offensive zone
  155. P1 00:33
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  156. P1 00:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Philip Broberg saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  157. P1 00:00
    Mason McTavish won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  158. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sharks
STATS
Blues
27Shots on Goal26
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
37Hits24
14 Shots Blocked 12
21Giveaways16
SharksSJ
BluesSTL
27Shots on Goal26
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 2/0
4Penalty Infraction Mins8
37Hits24
14 Shots Blocked 12
21Giveaways16

Sharks vs. Blues prediction & analysis

Game overview: NHL Thursday

  • Teams: San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues
  • Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
  • Puck drop: 8:00PM ET
  • Venue: Enterprise Center

Current betting odds

  • Puck line: Sharks (+1.5, -185), Blues (-1.5, +165)
  • Moneyline: Sharks +139, Blues -154
  • Total (Over/Under): 5.5 goals (-120/+105)

Dimers’ win probabilities

  • Sharks: 40.2%
  • Blues: 59.8%

Our NHL win probabilities come from a machine learning model that assesses each team’s offensive and defensive performance, calculating multiple factors and accounting for OT and shootout chances.

It draws from these projections to forecast probabilities for the moneyline, puck line, and total goals.

Sharks vs. Blues player props & projections

Our highest anytime goalscorer probabilities for this game are:

  • Will Smith, Sharks: 32.4%
  • Igor Chernyshov, Sharks: 29.2%
  • Robert Thomas, Blues: 36.2%
  • Dylan Holloway, Blues: 34.0%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sharks a win probability of 40.2%, while the Blues have a win probability of 59.8%.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Blues are more likely to beat the Sharks in the NHL game at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

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