Devils at Blues preview

DEVILS (21-26-8) at BLUES (27-22-5)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, MSG+, NHL.TV

Their six-game winning streak is the longest since winning seven in a row from Jan. 17-Feb. 5, 2015. The Blues are 10-2-1 the past 13 games and have held opponents to two goals or fewer in 10 of those games.
Blues goalie Jordan Binnington will start. He is 5-0-0 with a 1.38 goals-against average, .942 save percentage and one shutout his past 5 starts, and 9-1-1 with a 1.54 GAA, .939 save percentage and two shutouts in his first 11 NHL starts.
Binnington can become the second goalie in Blues history with a winning streak of at least six games (Brent Johnson, 7, accomplished it twice, Oct. 6-Nov. 18, 2000 and Nov. 29, 2000-Jan. 1, 2001).
The Devils begin a three-game road trip through the Central Division. New Jersey is 1-2-1 in its past four games, scoring seven goals, and is 3-6-1 in its past 10.
Goalie Keith Kinkaid will start for the Devils. He made 33 saves in New Jersey's 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

Players to watch

Devils forward Jesper Bratt has four points (one goal, three assists) during a four-game point streak.
Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in an eight-game point streak, which equals his NHL career high.

They said it

"You can see a group that's kind of galvanized. They're certainly playing a strong game." -- Devils coach John Hynes on the Blues
"I'm not really thinking about it. I'm kind of going day by day and trying to be relentless. I wouldn't say I'm surprised, but I'm definitely enjoying it." -- Blues goalie Jordan Binnington

Devils projected lineup

Marcus Johansson -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Bratt
Blake Coleman -- Travis Zajac -- Kyle Palmieri
Kenny Agostino -- Pavel Zacha -- Joey Anderson
Brett Seney -- Kevin Rooney -- Kurtis Gabriel
Andy Greene -- Damon Severson
Will Butcher -- Ben Lovejoy
Mirco Mueller -- Eric Gryba
Keith Kinkaid
Cory Schneider
Scratched: Steven Santini, Drew Stafford, Nick Lappin
Injured: Taylor Hall (lower body), Sami Vatanen (concussion), Stefan Noesen (lower body), Miles Wood (upper body)

Blues projected lineup

Brayden Schenn -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jaden Schwartz -- Tyler Bozak -- Alexander Steen
Zach Sanford -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Pat Maroon
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Jake Allen
Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Chris Butler
Injured: David Perron (upper body), Carl Gunnarsson (upper body)

Status report

Wood made the trip and Hynes said there's a possibility he could play Friday against the Minnesota Wild. Agostino will make his Devils debut after being claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. ... Gunnarsson participated in the morning skate but will not play. Perron will miss his ninth straight game.

Stat pack

Hischier had three assists in the Devils' 3-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday and has seven points (three goals, four assists) the past six games. ... O'Reilly has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) the past 11 games and 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) the past 20 games.