NHL

New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues

Dec 18, 2024, 1:00 AM · National Hockey League
Final
4 - 1

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

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

NJ STL
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 Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Parayko, D Out Mar 27
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cody Glass, C Day-To-Day Apr 2

Game Information

Enterprise Center
1:00 AM, Wed, Dec 18, 2024
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 17 105 9
Carolina 45 24 94 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Rangers 35 32 77 7
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 45 26 94 4
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Minnesota 41 28 88 6
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 51 9
Full Standings