Devils beat the Oilers 4-3

The New Jersey Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday, November 3, at Prudential Center in Newark.

The Oilers led 1-0 after the first period, the Devils led 3-2 after the second period, and it was tied 3-3 after regulation. The Devils won it in a shootout.

With 8:29 left in the first period, Evan Bouchard scored on a slap shot, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton Oilers led 1-0. With 14:50 left in the second period, Jack Hughes scored on a snap shot, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt. New Jersey Devils led 2-1. With 1:00 left in the third period, Leon Draisaitl scored on a snap shot, assisted by Kasperi Kapanen and Connor McDavid. That tied it 3-3.

Evan Bouchard led the Oilers with 1 goal. Jack Hughes led the Devils with 2 goals and 1 assist. Tristan Jarry stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Oilers.

New Jersey Devils were favored by 1.5 goals. Devils did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game stayed under.

The Devils are 10-5. In their last 4 games they beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at home on November 3, beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Vegas on October 30, lost to the Colorado Avalanche 2-5 in Colorado on October 28, and beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Dallas on October 27.

The Oilers are 11-5. In their last 4 games they lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-4 in New Jersey on November 3, beat the New York Rangers 4-1 in New York on November 1, beat the New York Islanders 4-0 in New York on October 31, and beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 at home on October 28.

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