Blues vs Devils Picks and Prediction – 11/28/2024

The St Louis Blues look for a second consecutive victory on Wednesday when visiting the New Jersey Devils. St Louis is 10-12-1 with 21 points and 5th in the Central Division, 15 points behind the first-place Winnipeg Jets. St Louis defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 on Monday night in the coaching debut of Jim Montgomery for the Blues. Montgomery was fired last week by the Boston Bruins. Keep up to date with all the NHL action, with our NHL picks.

Jordan Kyrou is leading St Louis in goals with seven, assists with 12, and points with 19. In goal, Jordan Binnington is 6-9-1 with a goals-against average of 3.04 and a save percentage of .891. St Louis has a goals-for average of 2.48 and a goals-against average of 3.30. The St Louis power play is 27th in the NHL and its penalty kill unit is 23rd.

The New Jersey Devils look for their fourth consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting the St Louis Blues. New Jersey is 15-7-2 with 32 points and first in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes. New Jersey defeated the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Monday night with Nico Hischier posting his first career hat trick in the NHL.

Nico Hischier is leading New Jersey in goals scored with 13 while Jesper Bratt is the leader in assists with 18 and points with 28. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 10-5-1 with a goals-against average of 2.51 and a save percentage of .907. New Jersey has a goals-for average of 3.50 and a goals-against average of 2.58. The New Jersey power play is second in the NHL and its penalty kill is sixth.

New Jersey will pick up a victory on its home ice Wednesday when hosting St Louis but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of St. Louis’ last six, four of the Blues’ last five versus New Jersey, and nine of New Jersey's last 11 versus an opponent from the Western Conference. New Jersey is tough in goal with Jacob Markstrom having a 2.51 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Final Score Prediction, New Jersey Devils win but our best play is UNDER 3-1.