BLUES (11-3-1) at DEVILS (9-3-1) 7 p.m. ET; MSG+ 2, FS-MW, NHL.TV
The Devils, who begin a three-game homestand after going 1-1-1 on a road trip through Western Canada, look to end a two-game losing streak. Rookie forward Jesper Bratt has picked up the offense at a time when the Devils need it most with injuries to key players. He has six points (two goals, four assists) and 13 shots on goal in his past five games.
Players to watch
Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games. Devils left wing Taylor Hall is on a five-game point streak (four goals, four assists). He has 398 points (157 goals, 241 assists) in 466 NHL games.
They said it
"Obviously [Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz] are both highly-skilled guys. [Tarasenko] is a shooter and can score at any given time and [Schwartz] is hard at both ends of the ice. He's good defensively and hard on the forecheck and good at taking away pucks. They've been fun to play with on a line." -- Blues center Brayden Schenn "Our awareness away from the puck when we give up chances has to be better. There's intensity and energy in the way we play. Defensively, it's just sometimes the awareness without the puck of where to be and having the right reads. If we can tighten some of those areas up, we'll give up less chances." -- Devils coach John Hynes
Allen will make his fifth straight start. ... Santini, who was part of an informal skate in the morning, did not play in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Sunday because of an upper-body injury.
Stat pack
Allen has held opponents to two goals or fewer in six of his past eight starts and is 5-2-1 with a 2.12 goals-against average over that stretch. He is 5-0-0 with a 1.20 GAA, .952 save percentage and two shutouts in five starts against the Devils. ... Greene has 199 points (40 goals, 159 assists) in 719 NHL games.
