(My Sportsbook) - The
New Jersey Devils aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, when they host the
St. Louis Blues at Continental Airlines Arena.
The Devils, who lead the Atlantic Division with 54 points, picked up the last two wins in their three-game streak on the road. They beat Ottawa, 3-2, on Saturday and then blanked Montreal, 3-0, the following day. Brian Gionta's pair of goals and Martin Brodeur's 28 saves lifted New Jersey to Sunday's whitewashing of the Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
Brodeur's shutout was his seventh of the season, and 87th in his storied career. The 34-year-old leads the NHL with seven shutouts this season.
Brian Rafalski and Scott Gomez added two assists each, while Michael Rupp also scored for the Devils, winners in six of their last seven games.
The Devils are an impressive 14-3-3 as the home club this year and are playing the first of two straight at the Meadowlands tonight. They will welcome Atlanta on Friday.
St. Louis is coming off a victory, having defeated the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Tuesday. Lee Stempniak was credited with the game-winning goal in the shootout to lift the Blues over Columbus, 4-3, at Nationwide Arena.
Bill Guerin, Keith Tkachuk and Martin Rucinsky scored in regulation for the Blues, who have won four of their last six games. Goaltender Manny Legace made 19 saves while Stempniak also notched two assists in the win.
The Blues, who are wrapping up a three-game road trip tonight, are 6-10-4 as the visiting team this year.
New Jersey beat the Blues in the only meeting between these clubs last year and has won five straight and six of the last seven in the series. St. Louis has also dropped four in a row and nine of its last 11 at the Meadowlands.