Blues Win 9th Straight Against Devils

Season Series

Nov. 7 – STL, 3 at NJD, 1

Jan. 2 – STL, 3 vs. NJD, 2 (SO)

Blue Notes

-With their victory tonight, the Blues now have 52 points and are tied with the Jets atop the Central Division (Jets are in third period against Avalanche & Predators are in second period against Golden Knights)

-The Blues have now won 6 straight games against New Jersey at Scottrade Center and 9 straight games against the Devils overall

-The Blues are 3-0 this season in shootouts, scoring on 5 of their 6 attempts (Schenn 3-3, Tarasenko 2-3, Steen 1-1)

-Carter Hutton stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced for his 7th victory of the season. Hutton also stopped both of New Jersey’s attempts in the shootout. Hutton is 11-3-0, with a 1.88 GAA, a .937 SV%, and 1 shutout in his last 14 starts

-Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 17th goal of the season and has a 3-game point streak (2g, 1a). Tarasenko also has a 4-game point streak against New Jersey (3g, 7a)

-Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Tarasenko shares 3rd among all Western Conference players with 52 points against Eastern Conference teams (25g, 27a)

-Vladimir Sobotka scored his 8th goal of the season and has 2 goals in his last 4 games. Sobotka is just 1 goal shy of tying his career-high of 9 he set in 2013-14

-Tage Thompson recorded the 1st assist of his NHL career and has 3 points over his last 6 games (2g, 1a)

-Scottie Upshall recorded his 9th assist of the season, setting a new Blues career-high (8 assists in his previous 2 seasons). Upshall has 3 points in his last 5 games (1g, 2a)

-Paul Stastny recorded his 19th assist of the season. 17 of Stastny’s 19 assists this season have come at even strength

Blues Milestones

– Vladimir Tarasenko scored the 162nd goal of his career, passing Jorgen Pettersson for 10th on the Blues all-time franchise list

Up Next

-The Blues will host the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday Jan. 4, at 7 p.m., at Scottrade Center