Allen shuts out as Devils burn Oilers 3-0 – Edmonton

Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his career as the New Jersey Devils concluded their Western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils (8-5-2), who have won three of their last four on the heels of a four-game losing skid.

The Oilers (6-6-1) had their modest two-game winning streak snapped.

Calvin Pickard made 13 stops between the pipes for Edmonton.

TAKEAWAY

Devils: In addition to his goal, Bratt picked up his twelfth assist of the young season, giving him nine points in his last eight games and now 15 points overall. Nico Hischier continues to lead the team and gets an assist himself, giving him 16 points for the campaign. This season he has a point in all but four games.

Oilers: Forward Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after recording six points in his previous two games and nine points in his previous four. Draisaitl typically has a strong performance against the Devils, coming into the game on an eight-game streak against New Jersey and eleven goals in seventeen games.

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KEY MOMENT

New Jersey took a 2-0 lead on the power play with 3:26 left in the second period when Hischier made a nice feed in the slot to Bratt, who slotted his third of the season past Pickard.

KEY RETURN?

Oilers star forward and captain Connor McDavid took part in the optional morning skate for the Oilers, leading to hopes he would be back sooner rather than later. McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks due to an ankle injury suffered during the first shift of last Monday's loss in Columbus.

OILERS DEAL FOR D-MAN

The Oilers have acquired defenseman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Ben Gleason.

The 6-foot-4 Attard has spent the past three seasons in the Flyers organization, seeing action in 29 career games. The 25-year-old right-shot defenseman and Western Michigan University graduate was originally selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Attard will report to the Oilers' AHL affiliate in Bakersfield.

NEXT

Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Oilers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2024.

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