The St. Louis Blues (25-25-3) play host to the New Jersey Devils (35-13-5) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. New Jersey is coming off a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
The Devils conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own limited power play opportunities. Ryan Graves, Jesper Bratt, and Yegor Sharangovich scored one apiece for the Devils.
Graves added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Vitek Vanecek had a great performance with 31 saves (.939%) in the win. St. Louis beat the Panthers 6-2 on Tuesday.
Brayden Schenn scored twice to lead the Blues. Ivan Barbashev had a goal and two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington saved 34 of 36 shots in the win (.944%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-3 victory in January. Robert Thomas (2G 1A) and Pavel Buchnevich (0G 3A) each had three points to lead St. Louis. Jack Hughes led New Jersey with two goals. Binnington got the win, saving 36 of 39 shots (.923%).
FACING OFF
New Jersey is averaging 3.45 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.60 goals a game (27th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.11 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Devils are holding opponents to 2.62 goals per game (4th).
New Jersey averages more shots/game (34.1) than most teams in the league, ranking fourth. St. Louis’ average of 28.9 attempts ranks 29th.
The Blues’ 22.52% power play percentage ranks 12th in the league, while the Devils are 19th with a conversion rate of 20.38%. In terms of penalty killing, New Jersey has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 80.86%, while St. Louis is 23rd at 75.76%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 67 points this season, ninth-most in the NHL, Hughes is the top skater for the Devils. He is among the league leaders with 35 goals (3rd) and has added 32 assists. In the net, Vanecek (22-5-3) is New Jersey’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.32 GAA, fifth-best in the league, and a .916% save percentage. Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues in scoring with 51 points. He has 24 goals and 27 assists. Thomas Greiss (5-7-0) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 3.29.
He has a save percentage of .906%. Binnington (19-18-3) has played the most games in net for the Blues this season. He has a 3.31 GAA and a .890% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
New Jersey is 20-3-3 on the road this season. St. Louis is 12-12-2 at Enterprise Center this season.
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