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.

Goalie Yaroslav Askarov will make his San Jose Sharks debut on Thursday night when the team faces the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center to complete a two-game road trip.

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.