The Devils host the St. Louis Blues in the second half of back-to-back contests. The puck drops at 7 p.m.
You can watch the game on MSGSN or listen on the Devils Hockey Network.
Read the game preview below plus our Pre-Game Story, lineup updates, videos and more.

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PRE-GAME STORY

NEWARK, N.J.- Devils head coach Lindy Ruff met with the media two hours prior to puck drop and he had several lineup updates.
Forward Ondrej Palat (groin) will return to the lineup after missing 32 games. He scored three goals in the six games he has played.
Goaltender Akira Schmid has been recalled from the American Hockey League. Mackenzie Blackwood took a shot off the hand in Wednesday's morning skate in Detroit and is being held out as a precaution.
Forward Tyce Thompson was re-assigned to Utica of the American Hockey League.
Palin' Around
Lindy Ruff was excited about the prospect of Palat's return.
"In Palat's absence we've had a lot of players step up and lead the charge," Ruff said. "You always anticipate that the first game back can be good, but sometimes it takes a little bit to get back into the grind. We'll judge it shift by shift, and we'll look at where he's at, at the end of the period. We'll base that on how much he's going to play.
"His whole career he's been a great secondary scorer. He's led the charge. In the previous team he played for he scored a lot of important goals."
Read
more here on Palat's rehab to return.
Holtz My Beer
Forward Alexander Holtz picked up his first career multi-point game against Detroit with a goal and an assist. It's no coincidence that Holtz's three highest ice time games are the game in which he scored.
"The better you play in a game the more you play is usually how it works," Ruff said. "Last night was an opportunity when the score went up to add some ice time to his game and get him a little more comfortable.
Singing the Blues
Ruff on the Blues: "They're getting a lot of pucks to the net. They've got good speed with some of their players. That back end with (Colton) Parayko, they can one-time a lot of pucks, get a lot of traffic around the net, they're forechecking real hard."

PREVIEW

DEVILS (24-11-3) vs. BLUES (18-17-3)
TV: 7 p.m. ET; Televised on MSGSN
Head-to-Head
The Devils and Blues meet for the first time this season. The two clubs will also battle in Missouri Feb. 16.
New Jersey swept the season series last year with a 3-2 overtime victory in New Jersey and a 7-4 win in St. Louis. Captain Nico Hischier scored two goals and four points to lead the Devils in scoring. St. Louis' Brayden Schenn and Torey Krug tied for three points (2g-1a) and (1g-2a) respectively.
Devils Team Scope:
New Jersey snapped an nine-game skid (1-7-1) with a 4-2 victory in Pittsburgh. The Devils have followed that with a three-game point streak (2-0-1) following a 5-1 victory at Detroit Wednesday night.
The Devils have been led lately by their big guns: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton. Hughes has 15 goals in his past 18 games. Hischier has a four-game goal scoring streak. Hamilton has notched nine points (2g-7a) in his last six contests.
Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood was suffered a shootout loss in latest outing against Carolina. He made 43 saves in the game, including multiple breakaways, to get the game to a shootout.
Blues Team Scope:
The Blues have collected points in nine of their past 11 games (6-2-3) to climb within three points of the final Wild Card position in the Western Conference. St. Louis, which is playing its second game of a four-game road trip, recorded a 6-5 shootout win in Toronto Tuesday.
The Blues suffered some bad news when the club announced Monday that forward Vladimir Tarasenko (hand injury) and captain Ryan O'Reilly (broken foot) are out for several weeks.
The Blues are led by 24-year-old forward Jordan Kyrou's 18 goals and 37 points. He has 15 points (8g-7a) in his last eight games. Robert Thomas has a team-high 26 assists and 34 points. Thomas has 21 assists and 27 points in his last 26 games played.
Goaltender Jordan Binnington, who recorded his 100th career win Dec. 12 against Nashville, is 14-12-3 on the year with a 3.21 goals-against average and .893 save percentage.
By the Numbers:
Devils forward Alexander Holtz posted his first career two-point game with a goal and assist against Detroit.
St. Louis has scored a power-play goal in six of their past eight games (eight total), including going 2-for-2 Tuesday night against Toronto.
Injury Updates:
Devils
John Marino (Upper-Body, week-to-week)
Jonathan Bernier (Hip - IR)
Ondrej Palat (Groin - IR)
Nathan Bastian (Upper-Body - IR)
Blues
Perunovich (Shoulder - IR)
Scandella (Right Hip - IR)
Krug (Lower-Body - IR)
Tarasenko (Hand - IR)
O'Reilly (Broken Foot - IR)