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New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues

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Palat scores 3rd goal in 4 games, Devils beat Blues 4-1

New Jersey Devils vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Brenden Dillon also scored and Jesper Bratt added an empty-net goal for the Devils, who won their third straight game and fifth out of their last seven. Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves.

Jordan Kyrou scored and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues.

Palat gave New Jersey the lead with 4:47 left in the first period with a slap shot off a banked entry pass from Luke Hughes. Palat has three goals in his last four games.

Noesen, playing in his 400th career game, made it 2-0 with a power-play goal with 6:51 left in the second period. Dillon’s unassisted goal early in the third extended the New Jersey lead.

Kyrou’s goal midway through the third extended his points streak to six games (five goals, one assist).

Takeaways Devils: Curtis Lazar (lower body) returned to the lineup for the first time since Oct. 27. He centered a line with wingers Tomas Tatar and Nathan Bastian.

Blues: Robert Thomas (seven games) and Pavel Buchnevich (six games) had their respective points streaks snapped.

Key moment Markstrom got help from his post on a Kyrou shot that deflected several times on its way to the net in the first period. A few minutes later, Markstrom came up with a tough pad save after Dylan Holloway split the Devils defense to keep St. Louis off the board.

Key stat New Jersey improved to 12-4 on the road this season and held the Blues to 20 shots, marking the fourth straight game the Devils held their opponent to 20 or fewer shots in the game.

Up Next The Devils travel to Columbus on Thursday, the same day the Blues kick off a three-game trip at Tampa Bay.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 15:13 Ondrej Palat Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Luke Hughes (10), Brett Pesce (4)
Goal 2nd Period 13:09 Stefan Noesen Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (13), Jack Hughes (27)
Goal 3rd Period 3:38 Brenden Dillon Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 10:28 Jordan Kyrou Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Faulk (8), Brayden Schenn (12)
Goal 3rd Period 16:44 Jesper Bratt Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (28)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 12
26 Hits 32
5 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
40 Faceoffs Won 25
61.5 Faceoff Win Percent 38.5
12 Giveaways 19
5 Total Penalties 7
10 Penalty Minutes 14
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Holloway, C Day-To-Day Apr 25
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 25
Brenden Dillon, D Out Apr 25

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
Full Standings