goal, coach Peter Laviolette said. I thought we fought in the third period. Its tough coming back from being down 3-0.San Jose struck first late in the opening period after a wild shift that started with Don

BOSTON -- David Backes will do something Tuesday night hes never done before in his 11-year NHL career.Play a game against the St. Louis Blues.The former St. Louis captain, who signed a big free-agent contract with Boston during the offseason, and his Bruins will take on the Blues, a team that has struggled on the road so far this season.Im just hoping I shoot at the right goalie. You get those familiar colors ... Backes told NHL.com, adding, Its an opportunity to play against a lot of good friends. I know probably everybody on that roster except one guy in a very close-knit way.Its going to be emotional, but I plan to just be in the moment and soak it all in and compete my butt off and try to help my team win the game, and let the rest be written as it may.St. Louis is 8-1-2 at home and 6-0-2 in the last eight, but 2-5-1 on the road and visits a team that may have finally figured out a way to win on home ice.The Bruins, whose failure to win at home cost them a playoff berth last season, started 1/3 at TD Garden but have won three straight home games -- capped by a strong performance in a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.And now Backes, who has seven points and is a plus-9 but has only one goal since opening night in Columbus, gets to play against his former team.It will be different seeing him on the other side, said goalie Jake Allen, who will start for the Blues, likely against Tuukka Rask. He was such a key part to this group and team and organization. Its tough to see him part ways but thats the way the business goes. Im sure we will say hi off the ice but well see what hes made of on the ice.The Blues hit town without the injured Alexander Steen, who will miss his third straight game with an upper body injury. David Pastrnak, who leads the Bruins with 10 goals (four more than anyone else), has missed two games with an upper body injury and is closing in on a return.Rask, just 3-1-3 lifetime but with a 2.22 goals against average and .923 save percentage lifetime against the Blues, is tied with Carey Price for the league lead in wins (11). He is second in the league with a 1.46 goals-against average and fifth with a .946 save percentage.The Bruins are 0-5 in games that Rask hasnt started this season.Allen is 2-1 but has allowed just two goals and has a .969 save percentage in three lifetime games against the Bruins. He comes in with three straight victories, yielding four goals in the three games. 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After ending their first road trip with a dud in Detroit, the San Jose Sharks have looked more like the team that won the Western Conference last season once they returned home.Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels scored 17 seconds apart and San Jose went on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night in a rematch of last seasons seven-game, second-round playoff series won by the Sharks.The Sharks responded from a 2/3 road trip capped by a 3-0 loss to the Red Wings by winning all three at home -- allowing just three goals in the process.That last game, I dont know if it was just a last game on the road trip type of game, but we werent very good, forward Logan Couture said. I figured when we got home wed play a little bit better.That didnt happen last season when San Jose had the leagues top road record but lost more regular season home games than any playoff team. The Sharks are changing that script early this season with four straight home wins at the start.I know weve struggled in this building for whatever reason, Wingels said. No excuses. Is it nice to have a different effort and a different result this year? Absolutely. Were going to build on it, and try to string five, six, or seven in a row.Joonas Donskoi also scored and Joe Thornton added an empty-netter as the Sharks picked up where they left off last spring from that all-home team series against the Predators. Martin Jones made 27 saves to help San Jose finish off the 3-0 homestand.James Neal scored the lone goal for the struggling Predators. Nashville has lost six of its last seven games and is winless in five road contests this season. Pekka Rinne made 23 saves.We just feel like were just not playing up to our potential right now, captain Mike Fisher said. We know were a better team. When youre not getting the results its frustrating.This game turned quickly early in the second period. Jones started it when he stopped Craig Smith on a breakaway after a defensive breakdown by teammate Melker Karlsson.The Sharks then qquickly drew the games first power play when Yannick Weber was called for cross checking.ddddddddddddSan Jose took just 6 seconds to cash that in for a goal when Thornton won the faceoff. Brent Burns point shot went wide off the back boards, but Pavelski knocked the rebound into the crease and it deflected off Rinne and into the net.Before the fans were even done celebrating that goal, San Jose got another fortunate bounce when David Schlemkos shot hit teammate Michael Haley and went straight to Wingels, who knocked it into the open net for his first goal of the season.The Predators finally got on the board in the final minute of the second period when Neal deflected Ryan Ellis point shot past Jones but it wasnt enough.We have to find a way to come out in these games and score the first goal and get a lead and try to build on it as opposed to always trying to chase the game from behind and never having that comfort of being up a goal, coach Peter Laviolette said. I thought we fought in the third period. Its tough coming back from being down 3-0.San Jose struck first late in the opening period after a wild shift that started with Donskoi and Joel Ward failing to put the puck in even though was caught well out of the net trying to play the puck. But the Sharks kept the pressure on and Donskoi eventually slid a rebound under Rinnes pad for the opening goal.Game notes Nashville has allowed the first goal in seven of eight games this season. ... The Sharks had their first perfect homestand of at least three games since going 5-0 in December 2014. San Jose is 4-0 overall at home after winning just four of its first 14 at the Shark Tank last season. ... San Jose has killed 19 of 20 penalties over the past six games.UP NEXTPredators: Continue a five-game road trip Tuesday night at Colorado.Sharks: Head on the road to take on Arizona on Tuesday night for the first time this season. ' ' '