New Jersey Devils News

Mantha is dealing with a “nagging” injury according to head coach Jeff Blashill, leaving him as a game-time decision vs. the Rangers. Monitor Mantha’s status when the Red Wings hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 pm ET.

Rittich allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Flames win in Vancouver on December 17th. Rittich came up to the NHL as a relative unknown but has played well in his first four career NHL games—the 25-year-old enters Thursday at 3-1-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .919 SV% but draws a tough road matchup in San Jose tonight.

Rittich allowed one goal on 17 shots in the Flames win in Vancouver on December 17th. Rittich came up to the NHL as a relative unknown but has played well in his first four career NHL games—the 25-year-old enters Thursday at 3-1-0 with a 2.10 GAA and .919 SV% but draws a tough road matchup in San Jose tonight.

Allen stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Blues win in Vancouver last Saturday. The win snapped an ugly four-game losing skid for Allen, who will make his 31st start of the season tonight. Allen has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .915 SV% at the Scottrade Center this season.

Allen stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Blues win in Vancouver last Saturday. The win snapped an ugly four-game losing skid for Allen, who will make his 31st start of the season tonight. Allen has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .915 SV% at the Scottrade Center this season.

Allen surrendered three goals on 35 shots in the Blues loss in Edmonton on Thursday. Allen has lost four in a row while posting a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV%. He will look to get back into the win column tonight in Vancouver—he stopped 20 of 24 shots in a 4-3 OT win in their first meeting of the season.

Bratt missed Thursday’s game vs. the Rangers but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Bratt will skate on a line with Marcus Johansson and Travis Zajac and comes in with two goals and four assists (six points) in his last seven games.

Allen surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Allen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined nine goals on 88 shots (.898 SV%). The Blues have struggled mightily to score as of late, but Allen is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in two starts vs. Edmonton this season.

Bratt was hurt while blocking a shot on Monday and will not play tonight. Bratt was given a “maintenance day” on Wednesday but it looks like it was a little more than maintenance. Luckily for the Devils, Marcus Johansson (ankle) will return tonight to replace Bratt in the lineup.

Allen surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Allen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined nine goals on 88 shots (.898 SV%). The Blues have struggled mightily to score as of late, but Allen is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in two starts vs. Edmonton this season.

Allen stopped 22 of 24 shots in the Blues loss to the Lightning on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Allen, who will go again tonight vs.the Ducks. Allen is an impressive 10-4-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% on home ice this season, but allowed three goals on 30 shots in a 3-2 loss in his first start against the Ducks.

Allen stopped 22 of the 24 shots that he faced in the Blues win over the Sabres on Sunday. Allen won both games of the Blues back-to-back over the weekend, extending his winning streak to four games while posting a 1.50 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. He’s got a stiff test on his hands tonight as he goes up against a Lightning team that not only leads the NHL in scoring but come in on a four-game winning streak of their own.

Allen stopped 22 of the 24 shots that he faced in the Blues win over the Sabres on Sunday. Allen won both games of the Blues back-to-back over the weekend, extending his winning streak to four games while posting a 1.50 GAA, .944 SV% and one shutout. He’s got a stiff test on his hands tonight as he goes up against a Lightning team that not only leads the NHL in scoring but come in on a four-game winning streak of their own.