NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY/Illness OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Tomas Nosek Lower-body Oct. 13 7
Colin Miller Lower-body Oct. 20 6
Nico Hischier Upper-body Oct. 29 2
RECORD BY DIVISION/CONFERENCE:
MET: 1-1-0
ATL: 3-1-0
CEN: 2-0-1
PAC: 0-0-0
EAST: 4-2-0
WEST: 2-0-1
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…2-0-0…
Trailing first…4-2-1
BACK-TO-BACK GAME
Overall: 3-1-1
First game: 3-0-0 | home: 1-0-0 | road: 2-0-0
Second game: 0-1-1 | home: 0-1-1 | road:
New Jersey logged a 15-8-1 record in back-to-back games last season. The Devils were 6-5-1 in first half games played and 9-3-0 in second half games played for this matter in 2022-23. New Jersey’s next back-to-back set is scheduled for Nov. 24-25, CBJ/BUF
VS STL
The Devils and St. Louis Blues face-off for the first of two matchups this season. New Jersey recorded an 0-2-0 record against the Blues last season. The Blues were one of four teams (BOS, MIN & NSH) that the Devils did not defeat in 202-23. The last time that the Devils won a regular-season series against St. Louis was in 2021-22 (2-0-0).
ALL-TIME vs THE BLUES
Record: 40-58-14-4
Home: 25-24-7-2
Road: 15-34-7-2
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES None
2023-24 Total Man Games Lost: 2
Blues vs. Devils
• The Blues and Devils will meet for the 1st of 2 matchups this season (Mar. 7 at New Jersey) • The Blues went 2-0-0 against New Jersey last season, outscoring the Devils 9-5 in those 2 games • The Blues have also earned points in 3 straight games against New Jersey (2-0-1) • Going back to Jan. 28, 2014, the Blues are 14-2-1 against the Devils (won 12 straight from Jan. 28, 2014 to Feb. 18, 2020) • Their 12-game win streak against the Devils from Jan. 28, 2014 to Feb. 18, 2020, shares the longest win streak against one franchise in Blues history (12-game win streaks against Arizona (Jan. 14, 2014 to Nov. 9, 2017) and Vancouver (Jan. 23, 1997 to Feb. 3, 2000)) • The Blues are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games against New Jersey at Enterprise Center (won 8 straight from Nov 20, 2010 to Feb. 18, 2020) • The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Devils in 5 of their last 6 matchups, going 17 for 18 (94.4%) on the penalty kill over those 6 games • The Devils won 5-3 last night in Minnesota
Blues Penalty Kill Finding Its Stride • The Blues have allowed just 1 power play goal over their last 5 games (since Oct. 21), going 13 for 14 (92.9%) on the penalty kill over those 5 games • Their 92.9% penalty kill since Oct. 21 ranks 2nd in the NHL (1. Boston, 25 for 26, 96.2%) • The Blues are 1 of 2 teams in the NHL to allow just 1 power play goal since Oct. 21 (Boston) • The Blues are also 1 of 12 teams in the NHL with a shorthanded goal since Oct. 21 (Kapanen on Oct. 26 at Calgary) • Colton Parayko leads the Blues with 2:27 shorthanded TOI per game, while Robert Thomas ranks 2nd and leads Blues forwards with 2:03 shorthanded TOI per game • The Blues have been shorthanded just 23 times this season, which is the least in the NHL (2. Tampa Bay, 26)
