Ondrej Palat scored his third goal in four games, and the New Jersey Devils secured a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
Stefan Noesen, Brenden Dillon, and Jesper Bratt also found the back of the net for New Jersey, which extended its winning streak to three games and has now won five of its last seven. Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves to anchor the Devils’ defense.
Jordan Kyrou scored the lone goal for St. Louis, extending his point streak to six games (five goals, one assist), while Jordan Binnington stopped 24 shots in a losing effort for the Blues.
Game Recap
Palat opened the scoring late in the first period with a slap shot off a banked pass from Luke Hughes. Noesen doubled the Devils’ lead with a power-play goal in the second period during his 400th career game.
Dillon made it 3-0 early in the third period with an unassisted goal before Kyrou got the Blues on the board midway through the period. Bratt sealed the win with an empty-net goal.
Takeaways
Devils: Curtis Lazar returned to the lineup after missing nearly two months with a lower-body injury, centering a line with Tomas Tatar and Nathan Bastian. The Devils’ road dominance continues, improving to 12-4 away from home.
Blues: Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich saw their respective point streaks of seven and six games come to an end. The Blues managed just 20 shots, marking the fourth consecutive game in which New Jersey held its opponent to that number or fewer.
Key Moment
Jacob Markstrom kept the Devils in control early, making a clutch pad save after Dylan Holloway split the defense and getting help from the post on a deflected Kyrou shot.
Key Stat
The Devils’ defensive structure shined again, holding the Blues to just 20 shots. For the fourth straight game, New Jersey has limited its opponent to 20 or fewer shots.
Up Next
New Jersey visits the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, while the Blues begin a three-game road trip in Tampa Bay the same night.
