ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Torey Krug – Lower-Body (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Dec. 27)
Vladimir Tarasenko – Hand Injury (Re-evaluated in 4 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 139
Recent Transactions
January
4 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
4 – Recalled defenseman Steven Santini from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
3 – Signed goaltender Joel Hofer to a Two-Year, One-Way contract extension
2 – Recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
2 – Placed forwards Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O’Reilly on injured reserve
2 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. DEVILS
- The Blues and Devils will meet for the 1st of 2 matchups this season (Also: Feb. 16 in STL)
- The Blues went 0-1-1 against New Jersey last season (0-0-1 away; 0-1-0 at home)
- The Blues are 0-2-1 in their last 3 games against New Jersey, but won their previous 12 games against the Devils
- The Blues 12-game win streak against the Devils from Jan. 28, 2014 to Feb. 18, 2020 shares the longest win streak against a single opponent in franchise history (12-game win streaks against: Arizona from Jan.14, 2014-Nov. 9, 2017 & Vancouver from Jan. 23, 1997-Feb. 3, 2000)
- The Blues have earned points in 6 of their last 7 trips to New Jersey (5-1-1)
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal in 6 of their last 7 games in New Jersey, going 20 for 21 (95.2%) on the penalty kill in that span
- The Blues are 6-2-3 in their last 11 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
- The Blues’ 6 wins share 11th in the NHL (1. Carolina, 10), while their 15 points share 6th in the NHL (1. Carolina, 20 points) since Dec. 11
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
1/7 – at Montreal
1/8 – at Minnesota
1/10 – vs. Calgary
1/12 – vs. Calgary
1/14 – vs. Tampa Bay
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 5 Detroit Red Wings 1
(24-11-3—51 PTS) (16-13-7—39 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. V. Vanecek 2. D. Hamilton 3. N. Hischier
Goals:
DET: L. Raymond (PPG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Detroit 0 0 1 0 1 1
DEVILS 0 2 3 0 0 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: D. Hamilton (PPG), N. Hischier (PPG), M. McLeod, A. Holtz, J. Hughes
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 38
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 32
Nate Bastian I.R. Upper-Body Nov. 27 15
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 6
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 118
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/28/22 Andreas Johnsson Placed on waivers
12/30/22 Andreas Johnsson Cleared waivers, assigned to Utica
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils host St. Louis for the first and only time this season, and also conclude the second half of the team’s fifth back-to-back set for 2022-23.
Tonight’s contest marks the first half of the team’s fifth back-to-back set this season. The team hosts St. Louis on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Rock.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 5-3-1
First game: 2-2-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 2-1-1
Second game: 3-1-0 | home: 1-1-0 | road: 2-0-0
The Devils are 19-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which is tied with Boston for first in the NHL. The Devils are 16-10-2 when outshooting an opponent this season, while Jersey is 7-1-1 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team experienced its first contest decided in a shootout this season via New Year’s Day vs Carolina, which marked the franchise’s longest stretch from the start of a season without entering a shootout round (36 GP). The second longest stretch was 27 games in 2018-19. Jersey’s team is 22-3-3 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils are 10-1-1 vs the Western Conference and 3-1-1 vs the Central Division. Jersey’s team is 20-3-3 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 12-4-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season. New Jersey is fresh off scoring two power-play goals in a game for the second time this season. The team also earned 2 PPG on Dec. 1 vs NSH.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Sat. Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.
Tue. Jan. 10, at CAR, 7:00 P.M.
Fri. Jan.,13, at ANA, 10:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat., Jan., 14, at LAK, 10:30 P.M. E.T.
Mon., Jan. 16, at SJS, 4:00 P.M. E.T.
LAST TRADE
The last time the Devils and St. Louis executed a trade was Dec. 15, 2021, when the team acquired goaltender Jon Gillies in exchange for future considerations.
