<p>The San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues continue their best-of-seven battle for a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals this Tuesday night at the Scottrade Center. Game 2 of this series is slated to get underway at 8 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC Sports Network.</p>
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<div class="heading">San Jose vs. St. Louis Game 2 Overview</div>
<p>San Jose could only manage a single goal in Sunday's 2-1 loss as a +126 road underdog after tallying 16 goals in its final four games of the Nashville series. It was the Sharks fifth loss in the postseason after eliminating Los Angeles in five games and the Predators in seven. The total stayed UNDER the five-goal closing line in Game 1 after going OVER or ending as a PUSH in their previous eight contests.
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<p>Tomas Herti tied Sunday's game at 1-1 late in the first period, but that was it for San Jose. Joe Pavelski got credited with an assist to raise his points total in the playoffs to 14 including a team-high nine goals. Center Logan Couture leads the team in points (seven goals and 10 assists) through 13 playoff games, but he was shutout in Game 1. Goalie Martin Jones only faced 23 shots on goal in that game and his save percentage in these playoffs now stands at .918.
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<p>The Blues needed the full seven games to get past Dallas in their last series after having to go the distance against rival Chicago in the opening round. The side effects from these two grueling runs did not get in the way of taking the early edge in the conference finals. The total stayed UNDER in Game 1 against both the Blackhawks and the Stars before going OVER or ending as a PUSH in the other 12 contests.
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<p>St. Louis took a 2-1 lead in Game 1 on Jori Lehtera's unassisted goal in the second period and goalie Brian Elliott did the rest. He stopped all 16 shots he faced in that stanza before blanking the Sharks again in the third period by turning back their eight shots on goal. All told, he made 31 saves on 32 shots. Through 15 playoff games he has a goals-against average of 2.20 and a .932 save percentage.
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<div class="heading">San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues Betting Trends</div>
<p>The Sharks are now 3-13 in their last 16 games in the conference finals, but they are 10-3 in their last 13 games on a Tuesday. The total has gone OVER in three of their last five road games.
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<p>The Blues are 24-8 in their last 32 games against the Pacific Division and they are 13-3 in their last 16 games after scoring two or fewer goals in their previous outing. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games against a team from the Pacific.
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<p>Head-to-head, St. Louis has won four of the last six meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four games.
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