Devils welcome Blues after Hughes scores twice

The New Jersey Devils will host the St. Louis Blues in Newark on November 5, with the teams meeting for the first time this season. New Jersey is 10-5 overall and 6-2 at home; St. Louis is 7-7-1 and has a 3-4 road record.

The Devils come into the matchup after beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout. Hughes scored twice in that game and has seven goals and seven assists over his past 10 games. Arseni Gritsyuk leads New Jersey with eight goals and four assists.

New Jersey has won eight of its last 10, averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.5. The Blues are 5-5 over their last 10, scoring 3.1 goals and allowing 2.8 per game. Mason McTavish has tallied six goals plus four assists for St. Louis, while Jimmy Snuggerud has recorded five goals along with two assists across the last 10 games.

Seamus Casey is out for New Jersey with a knee injury. St. Louis lists Adam Jecho, Torey Krug, Tyler Tucker, Dillon Dube and Logan Mailloux as out, while Colton Parayko is day to day. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.