New Jersey Devils News

Lazar hasn’t played over 10 minutes in 14 of the last 15 games and has just one assist in 27 games this season. Chris Neil will take Lazar’s spot in the lineup.

Allen stopped all three shots that he faced after replacing Carter Hutton in the Blues’ loss in Minnesota last Thursday. Allen has lost four in a row, has been pulled in three straight and posted a 6.05 GAA and .797 SV%. The Blues gave Allen a chance to reset and will return to the crease tonight versus the Jets.

After being claimed off of waivers on Wednesday, Noesen will make his Devils debut tonight. He had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 AHL games this season and two goals in 12 games with the Ducks. The 23-year-old will skate on a line with Jacob Josefson and Pavel Zacha this evening.

Noesen, 23, was a first round pick in 2011 (21st overall) and has only appeared in 14 NHL games since. Noesen posted two goals in 12 games with the Ducks prior to being waived. The Texas native had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 games with San Diego (AHL) before he was called up.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 22 shots in the Canucks’ loss to the Devils on January 15th. Ryan Miller started the last three games, but Markstrom will go tonight in Colorado. Markstrom has gone 3-7-1 with a 2.48 GAA and .920 SV% on the road this season and he stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 3-2 shootout win in his first start vs. the Avalanche.

Dumoulin has been sidelined by a broken jaw since December 27th, but is expected to play tonight vs. the Blues. Look for Dumoulin, who has seven assists in 35 games, to skate with Chad Ruhwedel on the third pairing.

Bernier allowed four goals on 20 shots after replacing John Gibson in Saturday’s loss in Minnesota. Gibson was on the ice for the morning skate, but Bernier was the first off, which suggests he goes tonight in Winnipeg. Bernier has struggled to a 4-4-0 record by posting a 3.57 GAA and .882 SV% in nine starts and three relief appearances on the road.

Bernier allowed four goals on 20 shots after replacing John Gibson in Saturday’s loss in Minnesota. Gibson was on the ice for the morning skate, but Bernier was the first off, which suggests he goes tonight in Winnipeg. Bernier has struggled to a 4-4-0 record by posting a 3.57 GAA and .882 SV% in nine starts and three relief appearances on the road.

Allen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 15 shots in the Blues’ loss in Los Angeles last Thursday. Carter Hutton started the last three games, but Allen will go tonight vs. the Capitals. The 26-year-old has gone 1-2-0 with a 3.66 GAA and .870 SV% in four January starts and tonight he’ll make his 19th start on home-ice. In the first 18 he has gone 12-3-2 with a 2.26 GAA and .915 SV%.

There is no word as to what is ailing Pesce, but head coach Bill Peters said that Pesce will be a game-time decision tonight. If Pesce can't play, Ryan Murphy will replace him in the lineup.

Allen was yanked after he gave up three goals on 11 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Allen has now lost four of his last five starts, being pulled twice and allowing a combined 14 goals on 107 shots (.869 SV%). Tonight he will take on the Kings for the second time this season, he posted a 27-save shutout in his first start vs. L.A.

Ryan Getzlaf continues to battle injury, so if he can’t play on Thursday, Noesen might draw in for the eighth time this season. The 23-year-old has collected one goal with Anaheim and 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 games during his time in San Diego.

Allen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Hurricanes on Thursday. The new father sat out on Saturday, but will start tonight vs. the Bruins. Allen has lost three of his last four while posting a 3.04 GAA and .885 SV%. Despite the rough stretch, he was great in his first start vs. Boston, stopping 39 of 41 shots in a 4-2 win.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 44 shots in the Canucks’ win in Edmonton on New Year’s Eve. Ryan Miller started the last three games, including a win last night, but Markstrom will start on the tail-end of the back-to-back. Markstrom has gone 2-1-0 while stopping 106 of 112 shots (.946 SV%)—but that loss came against the Flames, who he faces again tonight.

Allen allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Blues’ win over the Blackhawks on Monday. Allen has lost five of his last eight starts while posting a 3.21 GAA and .893 SV%. Tonight he faces the Hurricanes on home ice, where he has gone 12-2-2 with a 2.07 GAA and .921 SV% this season.

Allen was pulled after he allowed three goals on 14 shots in the Blues’ 4-0 loss to the Predators last Friday. Allen has struggled as of late, losing five of his last seven starts while allowing a 3.56 GAA and .886 SV%. Tonight will be his fourth start vs. the Blackhawks—he has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.02 GAA and.893 SV% in the first three meetings.