Alex Wennberg scored twice, and Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini each had two assists for the Sharks (6-11-5), who lost 5-2 at the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and have one win in their past six (1-2-3). Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in his San Jose debut; he was traded from the Nashville Predators on Aug. 23.

It looks like another St. Louis Blues injured player is good to go. Pierre-Olivier Joseph looks set to return to the lineup for the Blues (8-11-1) against the San Jose Sharks (6-11-4) today (7 p.m., FDSNMW,

In Ryan Warsofsky’s first season as head coach, the Sharks are no NHL big shot. But this revamped club is not the pushover it was on numerous nights last season. The Sharks are still at the bottom of the Pacific Division and on the lowest rung of the 32 teams,

They just needed a win, and despite almost allowing it to slip away, they dug back in and regrouped for a 3-2 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks at Enterprise Center on Thursday. It wasn't a Picasso by any stretch,