New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/28/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network Midwest

The New Jersey Devils (28-29-2) are hitting the road to Enterprise Center on Saturday where they will go up against the St. Louis Blues (21-28-9).

The New Jersey Devils will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-1 loss against the Penguins their last time on the ice. New Jersey accrued 6 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Devils didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. While out there on the ice, they converted 1 out of the 29 shots they launched.

When discussing scoring goals, the New Jersey Devils have racked up 145 goals (31st in the National Hockey League) this season and have allowed 181. For the season, they have accumulated 58 points and their points percentage is .492. New Jersey has tallied 151 power play opportunities and they have notched 30 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 19.87%. When playing at even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 150 goals while having 115 of their own. New Jersey has attempted 1,728 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.4%. The Devils have had 1,645 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .890. New Jersey Devils opponents have totaled 149 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have a total of 31 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jacob Markstrom. Throughout his time in hockey, Markstrom is sitting with 287 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .525. His save percentage currently is at .907 for his 28,375 mins on the ice. Markstrom has seen 15,913 shots against him and has recorded 14,433 saves. The opposition has scored 1,480 goals against Markstrom in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.71. He has compiled an overall mark of 256-226-64 and he was named the starter in 547 games. Markstrom has been in net for 565 games during his pro hockey career.

In their last game, St. Louis faced off against the Kraken in an outing where the Blues got the victory by a final of 5-1. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Blues netted 5 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued.

The Blues have earned 123 goals at even strength and 28 goals (28th in the NHL) while on the power play. St. Louis has tried 1,459 shots (30th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.35%, while allowing the opposition 1,601 shots. On the campaign, the St. Louis Blues have a total of 151 goals, 51 points, in addition to a points percentage of .440. They have granted a total of 201 goals to be scored by of a combination of 159 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 157 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 17.83%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 73.58% on their opponents 159 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 87.4%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Jordan Binnington defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.83 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,009 goals overall. Binnington's rate of quality starts is 51.5% and he has earned 184 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 357 games and has played 17,882 mins. Binnington is sitting with a career mark of 181-133-42 and has been in goal for 368 games. He has accrued 9,430 stops out of the 10,439 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .903.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take New Jersey

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