Live Game Updates: Devils at Blues

The Devils face the St. Louis Blues tonight at Enterprise Center. Check back regularly for updates, highlights and more!

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POST GAME

New Jersey drops one to the Blues, 4-1.

GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST PERIOD

• Akira Schmid gets the start in net tonight. This will be his first game since being pulled on Oct. 25 as the starter against the Washington Capitals.

• Playing two games in two nights, Schmid is the only change to the lineup.

• Jack Hughes took a spill into the end-boards with nine minutes left to play in the period. Hughes went into the boards after tripping on Jordan Binnington's stick, skating at full speed through the slot to get a shot off. Hughes is able to skate off on his own, remained on the bench before taking one more shift before going down the tunnel.

No goals were scored in the period.

END-OF-PERIOD STATS

Shots: NJ 7 | STL 11Power Plays: NJ 0/1 | STL 0/2
Hits: NJ 2 | STL 10
Giveaways: NJ 2 | STL 2
Takeaways: NJ1 | STL 0
Blocked Shots: NJ 8 | STL 1
PIM: NJ 4 | STL 2

Top Schmid Saves:

SECOND PERIOD

Jack Hughes remains in the locker room to start the second period. He left the game after hitting hard into the end-boards with 8:25 left in the first period.

• Dawson Mercer is skating between Tyler Toffoli and Timo Meier to start the second period in the absence of Jack Hughes. 

GOAL! 
7:21 | STL 1, NJ 0
Neighbours (Blais, Sundqvist)

GOAL!
9:54 | STL 2, NJ 0
Hayes (Leddy, Vrana)

GOAL!
16:39 | STL 2, NJ 1
Lazar (Holtz, Marino)

• Curtis Lazar scores his first goal of the season and his first regular season goal with New Jersey!

• With Lazar's goal, the Devils have extended their streak to 96 consecutive games of not being shut out in a game.

Shots: NJ 18 | STL 24
Power Plays: NJ 0/1 | STL 0/2
Hits: NJ 4 | STL 20
Giveaways: NJ 4 | STL 6
Takeaways: NJ3 | STL 4
Blocked Shots: NJ 12 | STL 5
PIM: NJ 4 | STL 2

Akira Schmid Saves of the Second Period:

THIRD PERIOD

• Jack Hughes will not return to the game tonight. He is out with an upper-body injury.

GOAL!
18:23 | STL 3, NJ 1
EN: Hayes (Payarko, Binnington)

DEVILS LINEUP

Toffoli-Hughes-Meier
Palat-McLeod-Bratt
Mercer-Haula-Lazar
Holtz-Tierney-Bastian

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Bahl-Marino
Smith-Hughes

Schmid
Vanecek

BLUES LINEUP

Buchnevich-Thomas-Kapanen
Saad-Schenn-Kyrou
Toropchenko-Hayes-Vrana
Blais-Sundqvist-Neighbours

Leddy-Parayko
Krug-Faulk
Scandella-Bortuzzo

Binnington
Hofer

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