Overview
- Puck drop is 10:00 p.m. ET at Rogers Place as the Devils (25-22-2) face the Oilers (25-17-8).
- Edmonton carries consecutive shutouts (6-0 at Vancouver, 5-0 vs. St. Louis) with Connor McDavid tied for the NHL points lead at 85, while Leon Draisaitl misses a third straight game on family leave.
- New Jersey opened its four-game trip with a 2-1 overtime win in Calgary on Monday on Simon Nemec’s winner.
- Defenseman Luke Hughes will miss at least the remainder of the trip with a shoulder injury; he leads Devils blueliners with 26 points and averages 23:03 per game.
- The Devils had not announced a starter after Jacob Markstrom’s fourth straight start Monday; Jake Allen was 2-0 against Edmonton last season, including a 31-save shutout.