BLUES (41-28-8) AT DEVILS (29-40-9) 7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-MW, NHL.TV
St. Louis, which lost 4-2 at the New York Rangers but clinched a berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Arizona Coyotes on Friday, is four points behind the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators for first in the Central. The Blues are 11-4-3 on the road since Jan. 23. Goalie Cory Schneider will start for the Devils, who have lost 11 of their past 15 games (4-10-1) and have scored one goal or fewer in five of their past six.
Players to watch
Blues forward Ivan Barbashev has five points (four goals, one assist) in his past four games. Devils goalie Cory Schneider, the team's nominee for the Masterton Trophy for perservearance, is 2-3-1 with a 2.32 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in his past six games.
They said it
"[Qualifying for the playoffs] is awesome. It's one of the best things in hockey when you're playing meaningful games and preparing for playoffs. It's what it's all about. It feels good, but there's still a lot of work left, too." -- Blues center Ryan O'Reilly "We have a hard-working group of players, but they need to play on the inside more and you need to be able to get in and get dirty goals and greasy goals. We haven't found a way to score enough of those type goals." -- Devils coach John Hynes
Edmundson and Blais did not make the trip. ... Neither team held a morning skate after each played Friday.
Stat pack
Allen is 2-2-3 with a 1.83 GAA, .937 save percentage and two shutouts in his past seven games. He's 6-0-0 with a 1.17 GAA, .952 save percentage, two shutouts and seven goals allowed against the Devils. ... Perron has 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in his past 20 games. ... Zacha has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games.
