The New Jersey Devils host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:00 p.m. ET at Prudential Center on Military Appreciation Night. They’re coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in which Jack Hughes scored twice and Arseny Gritsyuk scored the shootout winner. The Devils (10-5-0) have won six of their last seven games and five straight at home.

St. Louis (7-7-1) lost 3-1 at the New York Rangers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, ending a two-game winning streak. Joel Hofer made 28 saves, and Pius Suter’s goal came with 59 seconds left in regulation. Thursday is the third game of a four-game Blues road trip that ends Saturday, Nov. 7, in Nashville. It’s the first of two meetings this season. The teams play again Saturday, Nov. 21, in St. Louis.

Game Info

Devils Projected Lines

Projected from Daily Faceoff’s Nov. 4 update, which matches the lineup the Devils used Tuesday against Edmonton. We did not find a Devils practice report for Wednesday, Nov. 4, so nothing has changed since that game. Daily Faceoff lists the Meier–Hischier–Evangelista group first. We have Gritsyuk–Hughes–Bratt first because that trio played the most even-strength time together Tuesday (our read of the NHL.com shift data); the forward groups are the same either way. Brenden Dillon is not in the projected lineup, and Kovacevic and Chisholm stay on the third pair. The power-play units are Daily Faceoff’s. The Devils haven’t named a starting goalie. Connor Hellebuyck started Oct. 27 at Dallas, Oct. 30 at Vegas and Nov. 3 against Edmonton, so he’s the likely choice, but Jake Allen (who started Oct. 28 at Colorado) could play.

Blues Projected Lines

Projected from Daily Faceoff’s Nov. 4 update, which matches the Blues’ lineup Tuesday at the Rangers. Colton Parayko (upper body) is listed as day-to-day. He missed Saturday’s game at Detroit (Oct. 31) and Tuesday’s game, so this projection has Theo Lindstein on the third pair. The Blues haven’t named a goalie. Hofer started St. Louis’ last three games (Oct. 29, Oct. 31 and Nov. 3), so he’s the likely choice, but Binnington could play.

Injuries

Five Things to Know

New Jersey is 10-5-0 (20 points), second in the Metropolitan Division, and 8-2-0 in its last 10 games. It is 7-2-0 at Prudential Center. The Devils have outshot their opponent in 14 of 15 games, and their 10 wins after outshooting an opponent trail only Carolina’s 12 in the NHL (Devils’ game notes). Thursday is also their eighth straight game against a Western Conference team, a first for the franchise since it moved to New Jersey in 1982-83 (Devils’ game notes). St. Louis (15 points) is sixth in the Central Division and 5-5-0 in its last 10. The Blues’ offense is spread out: Dylan Holloway leads them with 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists), Jimmy Snuggerud leads with eight goals, and Mason McTavish has six goals and 10 points. They scored 22 of their 45 goals in the third period, and on Saturday, Oct. 31, they came back from a 4-2 deficit to beat Detroit 5-4.

Hellebuyck is 3-0-0 with a 1.95 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage as a Devil, and he made 18 saves on 21 shots Tuesday in his home debut. He is 18-7-2 with a 1.99 GAA, a .929 save percentage and four shutouts in 27 career games against St. Louis (Devils’ game notes). Allen is 5-3-0 with a 3.11 GAA and a .887 save percentage this season, and he’s 2-2-0 with a 4.75 GAA in four career games against the Blues (Devils’ game notes). The Devils also play at the Islanders on Saturday, Nov. 7, and at Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 8, so the goalie split matters beyond Thursday. Hofer is 6-4-1 with a 2.39 GAA, a .918 save percentage and one shutout. Binnington is 1-3-0 with a 4.11 GAA and a .846 save percentage in four starts, but he started the last three meetings with New Jersey (Dec. 17, 2024, Nov. 26, 2025, and Feb. 28, 2026) and the Devils won all three. He is 6-5-1 with a 2.36 GAA in 12 career games against them (Devils’ game notes). (How Hellebuyck got to New Jersey, and his letter to Jets fans.)

The Devils’ penalty kill is 67.6% (29th in the NHL) and 72.0% at home (24th), per the Devils’ game notes. St. Louis’ power play is 20.5% (9-for-44), 18th in the league, but only 14.8% on the road (4-for-27, 22nd). The Blues’ penalty kill is 84.6% (seventh in the NHL) and 80.0% on the road (13th), and St. Louis has scored three shorthanded goals, second in the league. The Devils’ power play is 19.1% (9-for-47), 20th, and 24.1% at home (7-for-29), 12th. It scored twice with the man advantage Tuesday, including a goal from Brown. New Jersey takes the fewest penalty minutes in the NHL, 5.7 per game, compared with 7.2 for St. Louis (Devils’ game notes). (Concern-O-Meter: Special Teams, Goaltending, Timo Meier.)

Nico Hischier has 498 career points (206 goals, 292 assists) and needs two to reach 500. He has seven goals this season, four of them on the power play, and 14 career points (6 goals, 8 assists) in 15 games against the Blues (Devils’ game notes). Luke Evangelista has 15 points (4 goals, 11 assists) in 12 career games against St. Louis (Devils’ game notes). Timo Meier has 11 goals in 24 career games against the Blues (Devils’ game notes) and scored in both meetings last season, but he has one goal on 51 shots this year. Jack Hughes leads the Devils with 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) in 15 games and has scored four goals in his last two games (Devils’ game notes). For St. Louis, Robert Thomas has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 13 career games against the Devils, and Connor McMichael has nine goals in 15 (Devils’ game notes).

At 5-on-5, the Devils have an expected goals share of 57.2% and the Blues 50.8%, per Post Hockey. New Jersey has 33.7 expected goals for and 25.3 against, while St. Louis has 30.0 for and 29.0 against. The goals back that up: the Devils are 34-28 at 5-on-5 and the Blues are 28-33. Post Hockey’s numbers are provisional. In all situations, the Devils average 32.7 shots per game and allow 24.5, while the Blues average 26.9 and allow 28.2 (Devils’ game notes). The Devils are 8-0-0 when leading after two periods, and the Blues are 6-0-0 when leading after two but 1-7-0 when trailing (Devils’ game notes).

Head-to-Head

The Devils won both meetings last season, 3-2 in overtime at Prudential Center on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, and 3-1 at St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Timo Meier scored in both games. Hischier added a power-play goal in the first game, and Dougie Hamilton scored on the power play in the second. The Devils are 3-1-0 against the Blues since 2024-25, with the loss a 3-0 defeat at Prudential Center on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 (Devils’ game notes).

The Bottom Line

The Devils have won six of seven and five straight at home, and they have the stronger 5-on-5 numbers against a Blues team that is 3-5-0 on the road and could be without Parayko. St. Louis’ penalty kill is solid and New Jersey’s is not, so staying out of the box is the clearest path to a sixth straight home win. Check back after Thursday’s morning skate for the confirmed lineups, especially the goaltenders and Parayko, and keep an eye on our Devils lines page, injury report and standings page for the latest.