New Jersey Devils News

Bjugstad still is not practice and will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury on Tuesday. His lack of practice suggests that he will not be back this week.

Allen allowed four goals on 29 shots in the Blues loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Allen has given up a combined seven goals on 44 shots (.841 SV%) in his last two starts. He has been shaky recently, but will get the call again on Tuesday. Allen has gone 6-4-1 with a 2.22 GAA and .918 SV% at home and draws a good matchup vs. the Coyotes.

Markstrom allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Canucks loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday. It was a great outing, but Ryan Miller still started on Thursday. However, tonight it will be Markstrom against a Bruins team playing their second game in as many nights. Markstrom comes into play at 1-1-2 with a 2.83 GAA and .917 SV%. He makes for an interesting spot-start.

Allen was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots in the Blues loss to that Panthers on Tuesday. Brian Elliott started last night in Brooklyn, but Allen will be back in goal tonight vs. the Maple Leafs. Allen has gone 6-3-1 with a 2.03 GAA and .924 SV% this season and should be an excellent start tonight vs. a Toronto team with two AHL goalies.

Markstrom stopped the only shot he faced after replacing Ryan Miller in last night’s loss in Anaheim. With Miller starting the first game of the back-to-back, Markstrom will go tonight in Los Angeles. Markstrom hasn’t played much better the season, going 1-1-1 with a 3.12 GAA and .904 SV% in his first three starts of the season.

Markstrom stopped the only shot he faced after replacing Ryan Miller in last night’s loss in Anaheim. With Miller getting pulled, Markstrom is expected to go tonight in Los Angeles. Markstrom hasn’t played much better the season, going 1-1-1 with a 3.12 GAA and .904 SV% in his first three starts of the season.

Allen stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Blues’ win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. November was the best stretch of Allen’s young career—the 25-year-old started 11 games and finished with a 7-2-2 record, 2.06 GAA, .930 SV% and two shutouts. Playing behind a strong Blues team, Allen has emerged as a strong No. 1 fantasy goaltending option and can be trusted whenever he gets the call between the pipes.

Allen allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Blues loss in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Tonight he will be his 11th start of November, he has gone 6-2-2 with a 2.17 GAA and .928 SV% in his previous 10 outings. He has been great this season, specifically at home, where he is 5-2-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .928 SV%.

Allen allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Blues’ 2-1 win in Buffalo on Monday. It was a strong matchup and Allen did what he was supposed to do, earning his 10th win of the season. Allen has been great as of late, going 6-2-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .933 SV% in the month of November. Tonight he will face the Pens for the first time this year—he is 5-2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .935 SV% on the road.

Allen allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Blues OT loss to Detroit on Saturday. Allen has started eight of 10 games in November, posting a 5-2-1 record, 2.09 GAA and .931 SV% in the process. Tonight will be his 15th start of the season and it comes with a great matchup in Buffalo. He stopped 32 of 34 shots in a 3-2 shootout win over Buffalo last Thursday.

Markstrom allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Canucks loss in Montreal on Monday. Markstrom has allowed a combined seven goals on 81 shots (.914 SV%) in two starts this season. He draws a good matchup with the Devils in town. The Devils rank 23rd in the NHL with 2.37 goals per game.

Allen allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blues win in Buffalo on Thursday. Allen has won each of his last two starts and sits at an impressive 5-2-0 with a 1.84 GAA and .939 SV% in the month of November. Tonight he draws a solid matchup vs. Red Wings team that is struggling to score consistently

Allen allowed two goals on 18 shots in the Blues win in vs. Winnipeg on Monday. After losing two in a row, Allen got back in the win column and now sits 8-4-0 with a 1.91 GAA and .934 SV% on the season. Tonight he draws a great matchup against the visiting Sabres. Allen is 4-2-0 with a 1.66 GAA and .936 SV% at home this season.

Markstrom stopped 42 of 45 shots that he faced to record the win in his season debut in Columbus last Tuesday. With Ryan Miller allowing seven goals in back-to-back losses over the weekend, it looks like the Canucks will turn to Markstrom tonight in Montreal. The matchup is an ugly one as the Canadiens rank second in the NHL with 3.50 goals per game.

Allen’s hot streak came to an abrupt end last week. He was yanked on Thursday and allowed three goals on 26 shots in a loss to Chicago on Saturday. Despite those losses, the Blues will come back with Allen tonight in Winnipeg. He has been great this season and has gone 3-2-0 with a 1.59 GAA and .942 SV% on Scottrade Center ice.

Markstrom stopped 42 of 45 shots that he faced to record the win in his season debut in Columbus last Tuesday. With Ryan Miller allowing seven goals in back-to-back losses over the weekend, it looks like the Canucks will turn to Markstrom tonight in Montreal. The matchup is an ugly one as the Canadiens rank second in the NHL with 3.50 goals per game.

Allen was pulled after allowing three goals on five shots in the Blues loss in New York on Thursday. After posting back-to-back shutouts, Allen struggled vs. Lundqvist. Overall Allen is 7-3-0 record, 1.79 GAA and .941 SV% on the season. The first time the Blues and Blackhawks met, Allen replaced Brian Elliott and led the Blues back to a 6-5 OT win.

Allen stopped all 24 shots that he saw to record his second straight shutout on Tuesday night. Allen has emerged as the Blues clear No. 1 recently and is arguably the hottest goalie in the NHL right now. He has won three in a row while allowing just a single goal on 97 shots (.990 SV%). On Thursday, his shutout streak goes on the line vs. a Rangers team that has won six in a row.

Markstrom missed the first month of the season with a lower-body injury. He was 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and .909 SV% in two games during a conditioning stint with Utica (AHL). He will make his first start of the season tonight after going 1-1-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .879 SV% with Vancouver last season. He will face a Blue Jackets team who is 4-11-0 on the season and 2-3-0 in their last five.