The San Jose Sharks are back home and crazily, still in the playoff race. As has been the case all season, no one seems to want to take a strangle hold on those wild card spots, so the Sharks are still well within striking distance, just four points back of the second spot with games in hand on every other team ahead of them. But just behind the Sharks are the St. Louis Blues, who pay a visit to the Shark Tank today.

The Blues have not been kind to the Sharks this season.
St. Louis won the first two — a 3-2 overtime loss on March 6 and a 2-1 overtime loss on March 26. It was in that 2-1 overtime loss that Yaroslav Askarov got hurt. Askarov is apparently healthy enough to start today, but fans have to wonder if he’s 100%.

For the Blues, look for a similar lineup to last week, except for one major change. Top line center Robert Thomas appears to be healthy enough to play. Thomas missed last week’s game, but whatever ailed him is better now and he’ll be in the lineup tonight. Considering that it was a tough go of it for the Sharks last week, adding Thomas to the mix certainly isn’t going to make things better.

San Jose Sharks lines tonight

San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng reports that the lines will be the same as the last game, when the Sharks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in regulation. The big change is that Askarov will be in the net with Alex Nedeljkovic backing up.

Forwards
Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Kiefer Sherwood
Collin Graf — Michael Misa — Tyler Toffoli
Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette

Defense
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Mario Ferraro
Sam Dickinson — Vincent Desharnais

Goaltenders
Yaroslav Askarov
Alex Nedeljkovic

St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks

According to NHL.com, Thomas will center the top line with Pavel Buchnevich centering the second line. Look for Joel Hofer in the net for the Blues with Jordan Binnington backing up. We’ll see if Zack Ostapchuk and Logan Mailloux have another run in. Mailloux will be on the top pairing of defense with Philip Broberg tonight.

Forwards
Dylan Holloway — Robert Thomas — Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Otto Stenberg — Dalibor Dvorsky — Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko — Jack Finley — Pius Suter

Defense
Philip Broberg — Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein — Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler — Justin Holl

Goaltenders
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington

How to watch St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks March 30, 2026

The puck drops at 7 p.m. PT/9 p.m. CT at SAP Center in San Jose.

Sharks fans can watch today’s game on NBCSCA or listen on the Sharks Audio Network.

Blues fans can watch the game on FanDuel Sports Network Midwest or listen on 101 ESPN.

Be sure to come back here at game time to talk with other Sharks fans about what’s happening on the ice and around the league. There are five games today, including the first game with John Tortorella as the new head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights. The Anaheim Ducks are also playing today.