James Nichols
The St. Louis Blues (10-12-1) come to town with a new head coach standing behind their bench. The New Jersey Devils (15-7-2) are tasked with halting the Blues who are 1-0-0 in the Jim Montgomery era, looking to sever any new coach bump the Blues might have received.
To make matters a bit tougher for the Devils, they’ll be without star forward Timo Meier who is serving a one-game suspension for a cross-check he dished on Monday vs. the Nashville Predators.
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Let’s dive into tonight’s contest.
What to Know vs. Blues
-New Jersey and the St. Louis face-off for the first time this season and meet again on Dec. 17, at St. Louis.
-Timo Meier netted his fifth career hat-trick in the team’s lone win against St. Louis last season, which marked his first hatty in a Devils sweater. Meier’s four points (3g-1a) led all Devils skaters last season against the Blues.
-Forward Erik Haula owns 16 career points (8g-8a) in 29 regular-season games against the Blues, which is tied (vs CBJ) for his second-most career totals against an opponent (vs CHI, 17 PTS).
2023-24 vs. Blues
11/3/23 4-1, L St. Louis
3/7/24 4-1, W Prudential Center
Devils vs. Blues
Record: 31-34-6-4
Home Record: 19-14-2-2
Road Record: 12-20-4-2
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Paul Cotter–Nico Hischier–Stefan Noesen
Ondrej Palat–Jack Hughes–Jesper Bratt
Nolan Foote–Erik Haula–Dawson Mercer
Shane Bowers–Justin Dowling–Tomas Tatar
Defensemen
Brenden Dillon–Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler–Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes–Brett Pesce
Goaltenders
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
*Lineup subject to change
Projected Blues Lineup*
Forwards
Pavel Buchnevich–Robert Thomas– Jake Neighbours
Brandon Saad– Brayden Schenn– Jordan Kyrou
Dylan Holloway–Oskar Sundqvist– Zack Bolduc
Alexey Toropchenko– Radek Faksa–Nathan Walker
Defensemen
Ryan Suter–Colton Parayko
Scott Perunovich–Justin Faulk
Pierre-Oliver Joseph–Matthew Kessel
Goaltenders
Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. EST
Watch: MSGSN 2
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
Next Up
Fri., Nov. 29 At Detroit 3:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Nov. 30 Vs Washington 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Mon., Dec. 2 At NY Rangers 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri. Dec. 6 Vs Seattle 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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