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Devils at Blues

NHL · Saturday, Feb 28 · 4:00 PM CT · Enterprise Center · Final NJ 3 – STL 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ0213
STL0011
Team box
NJ·STL
33
shots
26
1 of 2
power play
0 of 3
50.9
faceoff %
49.1
12
hits
29
12
blocked shots
11
6
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jacob MarkstromNJ2625.962
Jordan BinningtonSTL3230.938

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: STL 0 · NJ 2lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 47%, STL 53% · Updated Feb 28

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
STL 2.8 – 2.8 NJ
Expected total
5.6
DevilsThe matchupBlues
+111Our fair odds−111
2.8Expected goals2.8
−0.15Power rating−0.21
2.5Goals / game2.6
3.1Allowed / game3.5
29.3Shots / game25.2
50.5Faceoff %49.8
19.5Hits / game23.5
28−31Season record21−37
3−7Last 102−8

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · STL chance
Our model fair47.4%52.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+11147%————
STLSt. Louis Blues−11153%————
Spreadabout even
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.1our margin————
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.6
Over5.6our total————
Under5.6our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 2%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 5%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 10%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 10%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 21%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 24%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 10%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 5%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 2%
← NJ wins bySTL wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more29%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more19%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one goal45%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.6 expected
1 goals: 3%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 15%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 6%9 goals: 7%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: <1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.569%
Total over 5.546%
Total over 6.535%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJacob Markstrom G · last 5 starts: .895 save %, 2.85 GAAstarted
STLJordan Binnington G · last 5 starts: .826 save %, 4.24 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·STL
Feb 26 at PIT
last game
Feb 26 vs SEA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
2
games in last 7 days
1
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 58+ games
NJ·STL
−0.15
rating (0 = average)
−0.21
2.5
goals / game
2.6
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.5
28−31
season record
21−37
13−15
home record
14−17
15−16
away record
7−20
L5
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
2−8
29.3
shots / game
25.2
50.5
faceoff %
49.8
19.5
hits / game
23.5
14.4
blocked shots / game
14.4
4.6
takeaways / game
4.4
15.6
giveaways / game
14.3

Rating Trend

NJ · STL · 115 days
New Jersey DevilsSt. Louis Blues
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · STL 4−5
Nov 26, 2025at NJNJ 3 − 2 OT
Dec 17, 2024at STLNJ 4 − 1
Nov 27, 2024at NJSTL 3 − 0
Mar 7, 2024at NJNJ 4 − 1
Nov 3, 2023at STLSTL 4 − 1
Feb 16, 2023at STLSTL 4 − 2
Jan 5, 2023at NJSTL 5 − 3
Mar 6, 2022at NJNJ 3 − 2 OT
Feb 10, 2022at STLNJ 7 − 4

NJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak L5
Feb 26at PIT1 − 4L
Feb 25vs BUF1 − 2L
Feb 5vs NYI1 − 3L
Feb 3vs CBJ0 − 3L
Jan 31at OTT1 − 4L
Jan 29vs NSH3 − 2W
Jan 27vs WPG3 − 4L
Jan 25at SEA2 − 4L
Jan 23at VAN5 − 4W
Jan 20at EDM2 − 1W

STL · Last 10

2−8 · streak W1
Feb 26vs SEA5 − 1W
Feb 4at DAL4 − 5L
Feb 2at NSH5 − 6L
Jan 31vs CBJ3 − 5L
Jan 29vs FLA5 − 4W
Jan 27vs DAL3 − 4L
Jan 24vs LA4 − 5L
Jan 23at DAL2 − 3L
Jan 20at WPG1 − 3L
Jan 18at EDM0 − 5L