St. Louis Blues (7-7-1, in the Central Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (10-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the St. Louis Blues after Jack Hughes' two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Devils' 4-3 shootout win.

New Jersey has a 6-2-0 record at home and a 10-5 record overall. The Devils have gone 9-1-0 in games they score three or more goals.

St. Louis has a 3-4-0 record in road games and a 7-7-1 record overall. The Blues have a 4-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Arseni Gritsyuk has eight goals and four assists for the Devils. Hughes has seven goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Mason McTavish has six goals and four assists for the Blues. Jimmy Snuggerud has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 8-2-0, averaging four goals, 6.2 assists, two penalties and 4.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Blues: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Devils: Seamus Casey: out (knee).

Blues: Adam Jecho: out (personal), Torey Krug: out for season (ankle), Colton Parayko: day to day (upper-body), Tyler Tucker: out (knee), Dillon Dube: out (neck), Logan Mailloux: out (hand).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.