Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
This is the first of two meetings this season (the return game is scheduled for later in November in St. Louis). New Jersey swept the 2025-26 season series. All-time, St. Louis holds a historical edge in the series.
Records, Standings & Recent Form
St. Louis Blues: 7-7-1 (15 points), around the middle of the Central Division. Road record sits near .500 or slightly under (roughly 3-4-0 or 3-5-0 in recent tracking). Last 10: approximately 5-5-0. They enter after a 3-1 loss at the New York Rangers on Nov. 3 that snapped a two-game win streak. Offense and defense are balanced around 3.00 GF/G and 3.00 GA/G. Power play is mid-pack (~20.5%), while the penalty kill ranks among the league’s better units (~84–85%). They are on a multi-game road trip.
New Jersey Devils: 10-5-0 (20 points), strong in the Metropolitan Division (near the top). Strong at home (around 6-2-0 or 7-2-0). Last 10: roughly 8-2-0, including a recent 4-3 shootout win over Edmonton in which Jack Hughes scored twice. Offense is solid (~3.40 GF/G), goals against competitive (~2.87). Power play mid-pack (~19%), but the penalty kill has struggled (~67–68%, near the bottom). They have won six of their last seven overall and shown strong recent form.
New Jersey holds advantages in overall record, recent winning percentage, home performance, and scoring pace. St. Louis is more even in goals for/against and boasts a stronger PK, but the Blues are dealing with defensive depth issues on the road.
Injury Reports
St. Louis Blues:
Colton Parayko (D): Day-to-day (upper body; possible return for this game after missing recent contests).
Logan Mailloux (D): IR (hand; longer-term).
Torey Krug (D): Out for season/IR-LT (ankle).
Dillon Dube (C/F): IR (neck; multi-week absence).
Tyler Tucker (D): IR (knee).
Adam Jecho (F): Out (personal/IR-NR).
Ross Johnston recently returned from a lower-body issue.
New Jersey Devils:
Seamus Casey (D): Out/IR (knee; multi-week absence expected).
St. Louis is missing significant defensive depth and some forward help. New Jersey is relatively healthy outside of Casey.
Key Player Matchups & Leaders / Projected Rosters
St. Louis leaders: Jimmy Snuggerud (goals leader, productive recently), Robert Thomas (playmaking), Mason McTavish, Dylan Holloway, Philip Broberg (defensive contributions), Pavel Buchnevich, Jake Neighbours. Goalies: Joel Hofer (primary starter recently, strong numbers around 6-4-1, ~2.39 GAA, .918 SV% in heavier workload) and Jordan Binnington (limited starts, struggling).
New Jersey leaders: Jack Hughes (points and goals leader, hot recently), Arseny/Arseni Gritsyuk (goals), Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Luke Hughes (defense). Goalies: Connor Hellebuyck (strong early form with the team after a mid-season acquisition context in reports, undefeated in limited starts with solid SV% around .900 and low GAA) and Jake Allen.
Key matchups:
Hughes/Bratt/Gritsyuk scoring line vs. St. Louis’ depleted blue line (potential Parayko return helps but depth is thin) and Hofer.
Thomas/Snuggerud/Holloway or McTavish units vs. New Jersey’s structure and Hellebuyck.
Special teams: St. Louis’ strong PK vs. New Jersey’s opportunities; New Jersey’s PP vs. Blues’ structure.
Transition and speed: Devils’ skill and home energy vs. Blues’ balanced but injury-impacted group.
Faceoffs and middle-ice play involving Hischier and Thomas.
Projected lines
St. Louis: Holloway–Thomas–Snuggerud; McMichael–McTavish–Berggren; Neighbours–Dvorsky–Buchnevich; Toropchenko–Suter–Johnston (or similar). D pairs featuring Broberg–Carlo and others (Parayko status key). Goalie lean toward Hofer.
New Jersey: Gritsyuk–Hughes–Bratt (or similar); Meier–Hischier–Evangelista; depth with Mantha, Rodrigues, etc. Strong D with Luke Hughes, Pesce, Hamilton, Siegenthaler. Goalie expected to be Hellebuyck.
Series History
New Jersey swept the prior season series. St. Louis has been competitive in recent H2H overall and has a historical series lead. This is the 2026-27 opener.
Betting Trends
Total commonly 5.5 or 6.0/6.5.
St. Louis’ PK strength and potential for a competitive road game support underdog value; New Jersey’s home form and recent roll favor the favorite.
Game Odds
St. Louis Blues 6
New Jersey Devils – 212
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Wednesday, November 4, 2026
