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.

St. Louis Blues top center Robert Thomas returned Tuesday after missing four weeks because of a broken ankle. Thomas quarterbacked the team's top power-play unit, earned an assist and played more than 23 minutes in St.

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,