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St Louis Blues vs New Jersey Devils Preview & Odds — November 5, 2026

St Louis Blues logo
St Louis Blues
7-7-1
Goalie Joel Hofer Likely
at
New Jersey Devils logo
New Jersey Devils
10-5-0
Goalie Jake Allen Likely
Thursday, November 5 · 7:10 PM ET
STLStarting goaliesNJ
This season
11
Starts
8
.918
Sv%
.886
.900
HDSv%
.765
+5.0
GSAx
−3.4
Last season
43
Starts
36
.910
Sv%
.904
.856
HDSv%
.797
+9.1
GSAx
+7.3
STLOffense2026-27 regular season to dateNJ
20th3.00
GF/G
3.4711th
23rd6.64
PP GF/60
6.9719th
STLDefenseNJ
10th3.00
GA/G
2.876th
4th4.05
PK GA/60
11.9026th
STLTeamNJ
22nd50.0%
Pts%
66.7%7th
16th50.5%
xGF%
57.9%3rd
16th49.5%
CF%
57.8%2nd
7th59.5%
HDCF%
44.0%24th
STL5-on-5NJ
16th2.49
xGF/60
2.826th
13th2.44
xGA/60
2.053rd
20th9.0%
Sh%
8.8%22nd
20th89.9%
Sv%
90.5%13th
22nd110.9
CF/60 (both)
116.57th
14th−0.02
GAx/G
−0.1518th
20th−0.08
GSAx/G
−0.4130th
20th10.5%
Sh%
9.7%25th
7th90.0%
Sv%
88.6%19th
STLSpecial teamsNJ
28th6.26
PP xG/60
8.8313th
31st55.6
PP FF/60
83.67th
24th4.8
PP min/G
5.214th
2nd6.34
PK xGA/60
7.055th
13th4.9
PK min/G
3.71st
STLRecent formNJ
Lvs CAR 0-4Lvs MTL 0-2Wvs BOS 4-1W@ DET 5-4L@ NYR 1-3
Resultsoldest to newest
Wvs LAK 3-1W@ DAL 5-1L@ COL 2-5W@ VGK 5-2Wvs EDM 4-3
above 50%below 50%above 50%below 50%below 50%below 50%above 50%below 50%above 50%below 50%
Game by game
above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%above 50%below 50%below 50%above 50%above 50%
7-7-1
Record
10-5-0
2-3-0
Last 5
4-1-0
5-5-0
Last 10
8-2-0
8-7
Over–under
—
STLHome and roadseason to dateNJ
4-2-1
Home record
7-2-0
3-5-0
Road record
3-3-0
2-5
Home O/U
—
6-2
Road O/U
—
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
STLRest & travelNJ
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
9 mi15 km · straight-line from previous game (estimate)
Travel to the game
Home
STLKey injuriesNJ
Torey Krug DIRColton Parayko DDay-to-day
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 5, 7:50 a.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Blues (7-7-1) visit the Devils (10-5-0) on Thursday, November 5 at 7:10 PM ET.

The Blues score 3.00 goals per game (20th of 32) and allow 3.00 (10th). The Devils score 3.47 goals per game (11th of 32) and allow 2.87 (6th). The Blues earn 50.0% of available standings points (22nd) and the Devils 66.7% (7th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Blues 50.5% (16th), Devils 57.9% (3rd). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Blues 49.5% (16th), Devils 57.8% (2nd). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Blues 59.5% (7th), Devils 44.0% (24th).

The total is 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Blues +154, Devils -185) prices the Blues at 38% and the Devils at 62%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Puck lineno move
OpenDevils -1.5 (+135)
Blues +1.5 (-163)
NowDevils -1.5 (+139)
Blues +1.5 (-165)
Totalno move
Open5.5 (o -123 / u +103)
Now5.5 (o -135 / u +113)
Moneyline
OpenBlues +157 37%
Devils -191 63%
NowBlues +154 38%
Devils -185 62%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Nov 5

  • Blues +1.5-155BetMGM
  • Devils -1.5+147Novig
  • Over 5.5-130Hard Rock
  • Under 5.5+117Novig
  • Blues+174Novig
  • Devils-175theScore Bet

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Blues won 7 and the Devils 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Feb 28, 2026Devils 3, Blues 1
Devils won		Devils -118
favorite won		5.5
under
Nov 26, 2025Blues 2, Devils 3 OT
Devils won		Devils -140
favorite won		5.5
under
Dec 17, 2024Devils 4, Blues 1
Devils won		Devils -188
favorite won		5.5
under
Nov 27, 2024Blues 3, Devils 0
Blues won		Devils -230
underdog won		6
under
Mar 7, 2024Blues 1, Devils 4
Devils won		Devils -176
favorite won		6.5
under

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Lineups

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, game flow and the Chance Quality Result and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

Teams

St Louis Blues

New Jersey Devils

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