New Jersey Devils (35-13-5, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (24-25-3, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the New Jersey Devils after Brayden Schenn scored two goals in the Blues' 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers.
St. Louis has gone 12-12-2 at home and 24-25-3 overall. The Blues have allowed 189 goals while scoring 159 for a -30 scoring differential.
New Jersey is 35-13-5 overall and 20-3-3 in road games. The Devils have a 22-5-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Blues won 5-3 in the last matchup. Schenn led the Blues with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has 13 goals and 31 assists for the Blues. Schenn has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Nico Hischier has scored 21 goals with 26 assists for the Devils. Dougie Hamilton has five goals and 11 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-6-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Devils: 7-1-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Marco Scandella: out (hip).
Devils: Jonathan Bernier: out (hip), Brendan Smith: day to day (undisclosed), Jack Hughes: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
