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New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
New Jersey Devils
Away · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
1162H
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57M
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17S
The read
St. Louis has found Jake Allen beatable: .848 on 125 shots. But Nico Hischier has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
Devils
GOALIES
Blues
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
Devils
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blues
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
Devils
INJURY REPORT
Blues
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
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Matchup Intel
St. Louis has found Jake Allen beatable: .848 on 125 shots. But Nico Hischier has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Jake Allen has Cam Fowler figured out, 13 shots without a goal.
The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Jake Allen has struggled against St. Louis — a .848 save % on 125 shots.
.848
SV% vs STL
Player
Nico Hischier has 5 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(New Jersey)
5
pts, last 4 vs STL
Matchup
Cam Fowler has 13 shots on Jake Allen without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/13
vs Jake Allen
Matchup
Evan Rodrigues has 12 shots on Joel Hofer without a goal.
(New Jersey)
0/12
vs Joel Hofer