Devils at Blues 2/18/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Devils look for their second straight victory when visiting the St. Louis Blues. New Jersey improved to 22-26-10 and 54 points following a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 52 shots to set a new career high and six of the seven shots he faced in the shootout to lead the Devils to the victory. 

Kyle Palmieri is the leading goal scorer for the Devils with 22 and is leading in points with 41, while Nikita Gusev is the assists leader with 23. New Jersey is scoring an average of 2.72 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.41 goals per game. In net, Mackenzie Blackwood is 19-12-7 with a goals-against average of 2.79 and save percentage of .913.

St Louis looks to snap a five-game losing streak when hosting the Devils on Tuesday. St Louis dropped to 32-17-10 and 74 following its 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Sunday. With the loss combined with a Dallas victory, St Louis is now tied in first place in the Central division with the Stars and two points ahead of third-place Colorado.

David Perron leads St Louis in goals scored with 23 and in points with 56, while Ryan O'Reilly is the assist leader with 41. St. Louis is scoring an average of 3.15 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.86 goals per game. In net, Jordan Binnington is 24-10-7 with a goals-against average of 2.74 and save percentage of .909.