The St. Louis Blues and the San Jose Sharks are tied at 2-2 in the Western Conference Finals series heading into Game 5 Monday night. Home ice advantage has not been a factor so far with each team winning in each others building once, and I like the price we get on the visitors in this contest.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. San Jose's Defense - The Shawks have shut out the Blues in each of their two wins in this series and will be looking to get back on track defensively after Saturday's 6-3 setback. They're 5-1 in their last six after allowing five goals or more in their previous game.

2. Road Warriors - The Sharks are 32-12-4 on the road this season and they have won five of the past seven meetings at Scottrade Center.

3. X-Factor - San Jose's captain Joe Pavelski has two goals and four assists during a five-game point streak.

Selection: This is a play on the San Jose Sharks (10*)