QUICK RECAP: Devils 4, Oilers 3 (SO)

NEWARK, NJ – Despite a 31-save performance from Tristan Jarry and a two-goal comeback helped by a goal & assist from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on his record-setting night, the Edmonton Oilers couldn't complete the perfect New York road trip on Tuesday at the Prudential Center, ending their seven-game road win streak to begin the season in the process with a 4-3 shootout defeat to the New Jersey Devils.

"I think 'battled through' is the right term for us," Kasperi Kapanen said. "I don't think that was necessarily our best game today. They had a push in the second period. Props to us for clawing our way back and getting that point, but I don't think we necessarily deserve that second one tonight."

Playing in his 1,038th game with the Oilers to set a new franchise record, Nugent-Hopkins assisted Evan Bouchard's ninth goal of the season to open the scoring in the first period before getting a lucky bounce on the power play to calm the Devils at the end of their dominant second period, where Jarry's shutout streak came to an end at 153:59 after New Jersey scored three times and outshot the Oilers 16-3 in the frame.

"They have good skill; they knew how to forecheck as we do and track as we do, so there are turnovers, and they're going the other way," Head Coach Mike Babcock said. "I didn't think we handled that at all in the second period. We knew what we were getting ourselves into and we weren't good enough. So that's on us, not on them.

"I'll give them credit, they got good players and played hard and all that, but I thought we should've been better in the second period, and we weren't."

But the Devils were undisciplined before the intermission, taking two quick penalties and allowing Leon Draisaitl to tie the game one minute into the final stanza with his 13th goal of the campaign, with Connor McDavid picking up an assist to extend his NHL record season-opening assist streak to 16 games.

Following a frenetic five minutes of overtime, Devils forward Arseny Gritsyuk provided the decisive tally in the shootout, handing the Devils their fifth straight win on home ice and ending Edmonton's road win streak to begin the campaign at seven games.

Kasperi Kapanen had two assists, while Evan Bouchard finished with a goal & assist.

The Oilers finished their three-game New York trip with five of a possible six points, dropping their record to 11-2-3 as they return home to host the Anaheim Ducks at Rogers Place on Thursday at 7:00 PM MT.

"I thought it was a good trip for us, but you obviously want to grab all six if you can," Draisaitl said. "Shootout is a toss-up sometimes, but a good trip all in all for us and we'll move on."

FIRST PERIOD

20:00: That's history. Nugent-Hopkins, who has already played more seasons in an Oilers uniform than any other player in franchise history at 16, officially becomes the franchise’s all-time games played leader tonight as he suits up in his 1,038th game in blue and orange and passes Kevin Lowe atop the list.

11:31: EDM GOAL | Evan Bouchard - Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

BOUCH BOMB PAST HELLEBUYCK! Making his home debut for the Devils, Connor Hellebuyck had no chance stopping that one. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, in his record-setting 1,038th game to set the new franchise record, fishes the puck out from the skates of a battle in the slot to get it to Mattias Ekholm, who moves it over to Evan Bouchard to blast his ninth goal of the season past the Devils' netminder.

EDM 1, NJD 0

QUICK STAT: Bouchard has a goal and an assist tonight to extend his current point streak to four games (2G, 5A) – he also now has goals in back-to-back games. Now at 85 career goals, he needs just three more to tie Darnell Nurse (88) for the second most in franchise history by a defenceman.

He leads all NHL defencemen this season in goals (9), assists (19) and points (28), while his assist and point totals are second amongst all skaters. His goal also served as his ninth career game-opening goal, which tied him with Tom Poti for the third most in franchise history by a defenceman, trailing only Paul Coffey (28) and Charlie Huddy (19).

Tonight marks his eighth multi-point game of the season and 94th of his career.

4:07: EDM PENALTY | Colton Dach hooking against Jack Hughes

1:00: NJD PENALTY | Cody Glass slashing against Connor McDavid

END OF 1 | EDM 1, NJD 0

Shots: EDM 9, NJD 9

SECOND PERIOD

12:26: EDM PENALTY | Connor Murphy holding on Nico Hischier

12:18: NJD GOAL | Connor Brown - Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes

A tough penalty against Connor Murphy leads to former Oilers forward Connor Brown ending Tristan Jarry's shutout streak at 153:59, just eight seconds into New Jersey's second man advantage of the night. He scoops home the rebound in front off a low shot from distance delivered by Jack Hughes.

The Devils have dominated this middle frame with a 9-1 shot advantage, so you can't say they haven't earned their chance.

EDM 1, NJD 1

QUICK STAT: Jarry’s shutout sequence ended at 153:59, now the fifth longest in franchise history. The only longer sequences belong to Tommy Salo (192:52 – Mar. 2-11, 2001), Curtis Joseph (167:25 – Mar. 9-15, 1998), Devan Dubnyk (166:28 – Mar. 25 to Apr. 1, 2013) and Curtis Joseph (156:48 – Nov. 19-25, 1997).

5:10: NJD GOAL | Jack Hughes - Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt

It's all Devils right now as Jack Hughes tees up a one-timer from the top of the right circle for the lead, with the Devils outshooting the Oilers 11-1 in this period.

NJD 2, EDM 1

5:00: EDM PENALTY | Jake Walman elbowing on Cody Glass

4:25: NJD GOAL | Jack Hughes (2) - Connor Brown, Nico Hischier

Hughes doubles the lead with two goals in 45 seconds with their third unanswered goal of the period. Brown has multiple points with an assist on the play.

NJD 3, EDM 1

3:59: EDM PENALTY | Filip Hallander tripping against Nico Hischier

1:59: NJD PENALTY | Anthony Mantha slashing against Mathieu Joseph

1:44: EDM GOAL | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (PP) - Evan Bouchard, Kasperi Kapanen

NEEDED THAT BOUNCE! With the Devils dominating, Edmonton gets a power play and Nugent-Hopkins has his shot fly in over the head of Hellebuyck after catching the stick of his former teammate Brown on the way through.

He's got a goal and an assist in his record-setting game – the same for Bouchard after getting an assist along with Kasperi Kapanen.

NJD 3, EDM 2

QUICK STAT: Thanks to his goal and assist tonight, he now has nine points (4G, 5A) in seven games this season. This is his fourth multi-point game of the season and 192nd of his career.

1:03: NJD PENALTY | Arseny Gritsyuk tripping against Max Jones

10.3: NJD PENALTY | Nico Hischier delay of game

END OF 2 | The Oilers will have just under a minute of a five-on-three to begin the third period after shifting momentum late in that frame, which was pretty rough overall for the Oilers after getting outshot 16-3 in the frame.

THIRD PERIOD

19:00: EDM GOAL | Leon Draisaitl (PPG) - Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid

DRAISAITL DELIVERS ON THE MAN ADVANTAGE! With the chance to equalize with about a minute of five-on-three time to begin the frame, Draisaitl blasts a one-timer over Hellebuyck's shoulder to tie the game and continue his scoring dominance against the former Winnipeg Jets netminder. No active player has scored as many goals against Hellebuyck as Draisaitl with 24 in 32 games.

It took longer than we might've anticipated, but McDavid gets an assist to extend his season-opening assist streak to 16 games and give himself 40 points in 16 games. Kapanen gets his second helper of the night.

EDM 3, NJD 3

QUICK STAT: McDavid is now riding a historic 16-game assist streak to begin the season (9G, 33A), extending his NHL record for the longest assist streak to start a season, cruising past the old record of 13 games. He also became the first player in NHL history to reach the 30-assist plateau in a season in 15 games or fewer. This assist streak is also the longest assist streak (at any point of any season) in his career.

As for his point streak being at 16 games, it's his fifth career point streak of at least 16 games (longest: 20 games – Dec. 4, 2025 to Jan. 13, 2026). Additionally, sitting on 231 career multi-assist games, he needs just one more to tie Joe Sakic for the 12th most in NHL history. McDavid has nine multi-assist games already this season.

The captain is the fourth different player in NHL history to hit the 40-point mark in a season in 16 games or fewer with one point tonight. Mario Lemieux (12 GP in 1995-96 & 1988-89; 14 GP in 1992-93), Wayne Gretzky (15 GP in 1984-85 & 1983-84) and Joe Malone (16 GP in 1917-18) are the only players to achieve the feat.

0.0: A thrilling game at the Rock will go to overtime after Edmonton's comeback.

OVERTIME & SHOOTOUT

PULSATING HOCKEY! Plenty of turnovers lead to chances at both ends, but both netminders stand their ground/ We're going to the shootout to decide it.

ROUND 1: Jack Hughes - STOPPED | Connor McDavid - SCORES

ROUND 2: Jesper Bratt - SCORES | Leon Draisaitl - MISS

ROUND 3: Evan Rodrigues - STOPPED | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - SAVED

ROUND 4: Arseny Gritsyuk - SCORES | Kasperi Kapanen -

Devils win 4-3 in the shootout.

OILERS LINEUP

Podkolzin - McDavid - Draisaitl
Dach - Nugent-Hopkins - Kapanen
Formenton - Dickinson - Joseph
Jones - Michaels - Hallander

Ekholm - Bouchard
Shea - Murphy
Mukhamadullin - Walman 

Jarry
Tomkins

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