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St. Louis Blues vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Prudential Center
STLNHL · BN+ · MSGSN
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
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New Jersey Devils
Devils
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · NOV 5 · 6:00 PM CT
STLNHL · BN+ · MSGSN
St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Jake Allen has had trouble with the Blues, a .848 save percentage on 125 shots. But Nico Hischier has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils
Home · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Devils
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
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
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake Allen has had trouble with the Blues, a .848 save percentage on 125 shots. But Nico Hischier has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Cam Fowler is still looking for his first goal on Jake Allen after 13 shots.

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