Game Preview #16: St. Louis Blues @ New Jersey Devils

By admin — In News — November 5, 2026

   ​In Russia, there is a saying, “if Jack can do it, I can do it too!” | NHLI via Getty Images The Matchup: St. Louis Blues (7-7-1) @ New Jersey Devils (10-5-0)The Time: 7:00 pm ESTThe Broadcast: TV — MSGSN — Devils Hockey RadioLast Devils GameOn Election Day, the Devils faced off against the 2nd best team in the league, the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers came into town with an impressive 11-2-2 record and the best player in the world working on possibly hitting 200 points in a season; something not seen in the NHL since the days of Wayne Gretzky. There were Devils fans that were sure their team could defeat the Oilers, but at the same time, no one would have blamed you for being scared of an Oilers team on fire heading into this game.Connor Hellebuyck started in net for the Devils, marking his first appearance before the home crowd. The teams came out ready to play, and while the Devils outshot the Oilers in the first period, it was the Oilers who would strike first on the scoreboard, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal from Evan Bouchard at 8:29 in the period. The Devils did not let this minor setback deter them however, scoring 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd period in less than 10 minutes, including a power play goal (!!!) and 2 back to back goals by Hughes II. The Oilers eventually tied the game up on a power play goal from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins late in the 2nd period and another power play goal from Leon Draisaitl in the 3rd period, sending the game to overtime.After a scoreless overtime period featuring a lot of open ice for a lot of talented players, the game would go to the horrible shootout. Jack Hughes was stopped in the first round before McDavid scored to put the Oilers up 1-0. Jesper Bratt would get the Devils on the board, tying it up in the 2nd round. From there, Hellebuyck closed the door and Arseny Gritsyuk gave the Devils a win in the 4th round with a beautiful goal. And there was much rejoicing!Last Blues GameOn Tuesday the St. Louis Blues faced off against the New York Rangers in the world’s most overrated arena. It was their 2nd game in their current 4 game road trip and they headed into New York holding a winning (just barely) record of 7-6-1. The Rangers jumped out to an early lead, with a goal from Adam “New York or Bust!” Fox scoring less than 2 minutes into the first period. The teams went scoreless in the 2nd period before the Rangers put the game out of reach with 2 more goals less than 10 minutes apart in the 3rd period to go up 3-0. The Blues scored a meaningless goal at 19:01 of the 3rd period to end the game at 3-1, dropping their record to 7-7-1.Joe Hoefer started in net for the Blues and took the loss to drop his record this season to 6-4-1. However, he does hold a respectable 2.39 GAA and a .918 SV%. Jordan Binnington has only started 4 games for the Blues so far this season, sporting a horrible record of 1-3-0 with a 4.11 GAA and a .846 SV%.Injuries, Roster for Tonight, Yada, Yada, Yada.Per Kristy Fla  

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