EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS
5:00 p.m. MT at Prudential Center
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
10-8-0 – 20 PTS RECORD 15-3-0 – 30 PTS
Div. – 4th Conference – 7 th RANK Div. – 1st Conference – 2nd
2nd –31.8 (20/63) POWER PLAY 21st – 20.3% (12/59)
28th – 73.0% (54/74) PENALTY KILL 9
th – 81.4% (48/59)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. NEW JERSEY GP RECORD HOME (35) AWAY (36) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. NEW JERSEY 71 35-22-7-7 16-12-5-2 19-10-2-5 247 225
OILERS vs. NEW JERSEY – 2022-23 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 3 4
QUICK FACTS
Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against New Jersey this season and the lone game in New Jersey.
The last time these teams met was on November 3rd in Edmonton where the Devils topped the Oilers 4-3.
Connor McDavid leads the team lead with 22 career points against New Jersey and Evander Kane has appeared in a team leading 33 career games against the Devils.
OVERTIME WINNER
Connor McDavid scored the overtime winning goal on Nov.19 vs. Vegas. The goal marked his 14th career overtime goal and he ranks first in the NHL in overtime goals since 2015-16.
MOST OVERTIME GOALS SINCE 2015-16
Connor McDavid – 14
Jonathan Toews – 13
Brad Marchand – 13
Sidney Crosby – 12
FOEGELE FIRING
Warren Foegele scored on Nov. 19 vs. Vegas recording his third goal in five games and marked his 50th career goal. Foegele will play in his 300th NHL game against New Jersey and is two points from 100 career NHL points.
500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games. McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.
HATS OFF
Evander Kane recorded his first hat trick of the season and 5th regular season hat trick of his career on Nov. 1 vs. NSH. That marks the third Oilers hat trick in the first 10 games of the season, with Connor McDavid posting two hat tricks as well. Kane also posted two hat tricks with the Oilers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game winning goal. NugentHopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700-point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
MCDAVID POINT MILESTONES
McDavid has hit all of his 100 point milestones in less than 92 games.
100 Points – 92 GP – 92 Games Between
200 Points – 173 GP – 81 Games Between
300 Points – 240 GP – 67 Games Between
400 Points – 306 GP – 66 Games Between
500 Points – 369 GP – 63 Games Between
600 Points – 421 GP – 52 Games Between
700 Points – 488 GP – 67 Games Between
OILERS LEADERS OF THE PACK
Points – McDavid (34) – 1st in NHL
Goals – McDavid (16) – 1st in NHL
Assists – Draisaitl (20) – 2nd in NHL
TOI/GP – Nurse (23:29) / (22:14 – McDavid) – Forwards – 2nd in NHL
Shots – McDavid (71)
Blocks – Ceci (33)
Hits – Kane (51)
Takeaways – Draisaitl (24) – 3rd in NHL
Power Play Goals – McDavid (7) – T-1st in NHL
Power Play Points – McDavid (16) – 1st in NHL
Even Strength Points – McDavid (19) – T-2nd in NHL
LAST 10 GAMES vs. NEW JERSEY
Record: 6-3-1
GF: 39 GA: 34
2022-23 11/3/22 @ EDM 4-3 L
2021-22 3/19/22 @ EDM 6-3 W
2021-22 12/31/21 @ NJD 6-5 L
2019-20 11/8/19 @ EDM 4-0 W
2019-20 10/10/19 @ NJD 4-3 W (SO)
2018-19 3/13/19 @ EDM 3-6 L
2018-19 10/6/18 @ NJD 2-5 L
2017-18 11/9/17 @ NJD 3-2 W (OT)
2017-18 11/3/17 @ EDM 6-3 W
2016-17 1/12/17 @ EDM 3-2 W (OT)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) F Evander Kane placed on LTIR
Nov. 17 F Tyler Benson loaned to Bakersfield on conditioning assignment (AHL)
Nov. 18 F Brad Malone recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Overall – 540 GP, 237-228-52-23, 0.508
2022-23 – 8 GP, 4-4-0, .500
2021-22 – 13 GP, 9-4-0-0, .692
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 5 Ottawa Senators 1
(15-3-0—30 PTS) (6-10-1—13 PTS)
Three Stars: Y. Sharangovich 2. A. Schmid 3. N. Bastian
Goals:
OTT: D. Brassard
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Ottawa 0 0 0 – – 1
DEVILS 2 2 1 – – 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: E. Haula (PPG), N. Bastian, J. Boqvist, Y. Sharangovich (SHG), M. McLeod (ENG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 18
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 12
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 7
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 42
DATE PLAYER ACTION
10/15 Andreas Johnsson Assigned to Utica
Nico Hischier Activated off I.R.
10/17 Tyce Thompson Activated off I.R./Assigned to Utica (AHL)
10/30 Ondrej Palat Placed on I.R. retro-active, Oct. 24
Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica (AHL)
11/5 Andreas Johnsson Reassigned to Utica
Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica
The Devils extended their season-high winning streak to 12 games, after Jersey’s team earned a 5-1 win at Ottawa on Saturday in a matinee contest. The Devils’ longest winning streak is 13 games in a single season via Feb. 26, 2001, to Mar. 23, 2001, which also witnessed the last
time the team won 12 consecutive games. Jersey’s team outscored opponents 61-25 (+36) over the 13-game winning streak noted above. Entering Monday’s anticipated affair with Edmonton, the Devils outscored opponents 51-22 (+29). Jersey’s team earned an eight-game winning streak on the road for the first time since Oct. 8, 2009, to Nov. Nov. 7. That streak extended to nine games, which is the second longest road winning streak in franchise history. The team’s longest road winning streak in a single season is 10 games via Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7, 2001. Jersey’s team swept its second three-game Canadian road trip. For the first time in franchise history the Devis swept Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto on the same roadie. Per NHL Pr, “each of New Jersey’s past six road games have been victories against Canadian clubs – that makes them the first U.S.-based team in NHL history with a road winning streak of 6+ games, all against Canadian clubs. New Jersey represents the 34th instance in League history of a U.S.-based team playing 6+ consecutive road games, all against Canadian clubs; previously, the longest winning streak by those clubs was five games (Boston in 2010-11: 5-0-0 in Canada from Feb. 18 – March 1, 2011).” The team enters tonight’s contest with a five-game winning-streak at home dating to Oct. 28, vs Colorado. The franchise record for winning streaks at home is 11 consecutive games, which was earned from Feb. 9, 2009, to Mar. 20. The Devils next home win will mark 300 career regular-season wins at Prudential Center since the building opened in 2007-08: 299-211-75 Head coach Lindy Ruff extended a career-high 11-game winning streak to 12 games, while his prior was 10 games earned in 2006-07 with Buffalo. The Devils are now 8-0-0 vs Canadian opponents this season. The second longest winning streak this season in the NHL: Vegas: Oct. 24, 2022, to Nov. 10 (9-0-0). The Devils are one of eight teams since 2019-20 that earned a winning streak of 10-or-more games in a single season:
FLA, Mar. 29, 2022-Apr. 23, 13, W
TBL, Jan. 29, 2020-Feb. 17, 11, W
CGY, Jan. 29, 2022-Feb. 21, 10, W
COL, Jan. 14, 2022-Jan. 30, 10, W
PIT, Dec. 4, 2021-Jan. 6, 10, W
VGK, Apr. 9, 2021-Apr. 28, 10, W
TBL, Dec. 23, 2019-Jan. 11, 10, W
NYI, Oct. 12, 2019-Nov. 5, 10, W
The Devils highest winning streaks all-time:
Length Season DATES END OF SEASON RESULT
13 2000-01 2/26/01-3/23/01 Lost in 7 games, Stanley Cup final
12 2022-23 10/25/22-PRESENT
11 2005-06 3/28/06-4/18/06 Lost in Round 2
10 2022-23 10/25-PRESENT TBD
9 2005-06 1/3/06-1/21/06 Lost in Round 2
9 2007-08 11/17/07-12/7/07 Lost in Round 1
The Devils improved to 9-0-0 for the month of Novembe. The team’s most wins earned in the month of November for franchise history is 10 wins: 1997-98 (10-4-0). The team’s 15 wins are the most in franchise history after the team’s first 18 games to start a season. The second most wins after the team’s first 18 games played to start a season is 14, which was earned twice: 2009-10 & 1993-94. The Devils enter Thursday’s contest with an 13-0-0 record when captain Nico Hischier records a point in a game this season. Jersey’s team is 6-0-0 when Jack Hughes scores a goal this season. Looking ahead…The last time the Devils were in first place for their division after the team’s first 20 games to start a season was Nov. 21, 2017, per NHL Pr. The last time that the Devils lost a game this season was on Oct. 24, in a 6-3 loss at the Rock. The longest point streak in franchise history is 16 consecutive games via Dec. 26, 1999, to Jan. 28, 2000 (12-0-2-2). As of Nov. 20, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 24.7, while Carolina ranks second at 25.4. Additionally, as Nov. 20, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 36.9 behind the Florida Panthers (40.3). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:
23.7 1997-98
24.7 1998-99
24.7 2000-01
23.2 2001-02
23.6 2002-03
24.4 2003-04
23.1 2012-13
The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. The Devils earned their two-fastest goals scored in a single game for franchise history on Thursday, Nov. 3, vs Edmonton, after Ryan Graves (16:45, 3rd per.) and Jesper Bratt (16:52, 3rd per.) scored seven seconds apart. The previous record was Apr. 6, 2001, when John Madden (16:31, 1st per.) and Patrik Elias (16:39, 1st per.) scored eight seconds apart in a 5-2 win vs Boston. The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. The team is scheduled to wear the sweaters four times this season and twice on the road:
Dec. 3, at PHI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 9, vs NYI, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 30, at PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jan. 7, vs NYR, 1:00 P.M.
Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history.
2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Mondays in 2022-23…0-1-0…at home: 0-1-0…road: 0-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…12-3-0…home: 5-2-0…road: 7-1-0
Record in day games in 2022-23…3-0-0…home: 2-0-0…road: 1-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…9-3-0…Trailing first…6-0-0
GOALS BY PERIOD
PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 19-12 +7
2 25-19 +6
3 21-11 +10
OT 3-0 +3
TOTAL 68-42 +26
As of Nov. 20, the team’s +26 goal differential ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +37 differential.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
First game: 0-1-0 | home: 0-1-1 | road: 0-0-0
Second game: 1-0-0 | home: 0-0-0 | road: 1-0-0
VS EDMONTON
The Devils and Edmonton face-off for the second and final time this season, prior:
Nov. 3, at Edmonton, 4-3 win. A victory tonight would mark the first time since 2018-19 that the Devils won a season series vs the Oilers (2-0-0).
ALL-TIME vs EDMONTON
Record: 36-37-9-5
Home: 20-18-3-3
Road: 16-19-6-2
Points Leader: Aaron Broten…9g-20a=29 PTS, 29 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur 9-6-2-1
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Edmonton is eight, in an 8-7 win at Edmonton on Nov. 25, 1987.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Edmonton is e13, after the Oilers defeated the Devils 13-4 on Nov. 19, 1983. That marks the most goals allowed in a single game for franchise history.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Edmonton is 41, which was earned last season on Dec. 31, 2021, in a 6-5 overtime win at Prudential Center.
The most shots that the Devils/Rockies allowed in a single game vs Vancouver is 53, in a 3-1 loss vs Edmonton on Oct. 24, 1981 (Rockies).
The last time the Devils shut out Edmonton was on Nov. 21, 2014,, in a 2-0 shutout win at the Rock.
The last time Edmonton shut out the Devils was on Nov. 8, 2019, in a 4-0 loss at Edmonton.
The out-of-conference foes first played against each other (since 1982-83) was Nov. 11, 1982, in a 5-1 loss at the Meadowlands.
The last time New Jersey and Edmonton entered a shootout round was Oct. 10, 2019, in a 4-3 loss at the Rock.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wed. Nov. 23, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M.
Fri. Nov. 25, at BUF, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Nov. 26, vs WSH, 7:00 P.M.
Mon. Nov. 28, at NYR, 7:00 P.M.
Thu. Dec. 1, vs NSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
LAST TRADE
The last time the Devils and Edmonton executed a trade was Apr. 12, 2021, when the Devils dealt defenseman Dmitry Kulikov to Edmonton in exchange for a 2021 conditional fourth-round draft pick. Jesper Bratt entails 22 PTS (7g-15a) entering Monday’s contest: Below – the most points earned by a skater in franchise history (NJD/CLR/KCS) after the team’s first 18 games played to start a season:
QUICK HITS
Erik Haula earned his first goal of the season at Ottawa, which snapped the Finnish native’s 17-game goal drought. Haula experienced 17 consecutive games without a goal this season, which tied his longest stretch (4 times, prior) without scoring a goal in a single season. The last time Haula experienced 17 consecutive games without scoring a goal in a single season was Jan. 14, 2021, to Feb. 23, as a member of Nashville (0g-4a=4PTS). The Finnish native became the ninth different Devils skater who earned a power-play goal this season. Last season, after the team’s first 18 games of 2021-22, Jersey witnessed six different skaters earn a PPG. Haula entails points in consecutive games (1g-1a=2 PTS). Nico Hischier enters his third season as team captain. Damon Severson is the longest-tenured Devil via 2014-15. Dawson Mercer is the first player in franchise history to wear No. 91. Mercer donned No. 18 last season, which was taken over by two-time Stanley Cup champion Ondrej Palat.
COACH’S CORNER
Head coach Lindy Ruff earned his 783rd career regular-season win on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, and now ranks fifth all-time for NHL head coaches. Ruff was tied with the great Al Arbour for fifth all-time at 782. Ruff is now three wins shy of earning 800 career regular-season wins, only K. Hitchcock, B. Trotz, Joel Quenneville and Scotty Bowman earned 800-or-more career wins all-time. Akira Schmid logged his second start for the season on Saturday and second appearance vs the Ottawa Senators. The youngster relieved Vitek Vanecek midway through the third period on Nov. 1, vs Ottawa, at the Rock in a 4-3 OT win. Schmid is now 3-0-0 on the season and 2-0-0 vs Ottawa for 2022-23. The Swiss-born netminder logged a personal season-high 25 saves. Schmid’s career-high for saves in a single game is 27, which was earned on Jan. 31, at Toronto. Vitek Vanecek won his eighth consecutive “decision” on Thursdayand became the third different goaltender in franchise history who earned a win in eight consecutive decisions:
M. Brodeur 6 times, last: 9-0-0, Nov. 17, 2007-Dec. 7
C. Terreri (8-0-0, Jan. 29, 1992-Feb. 18.
Vanecek is also the first Devils netminder who won five consecutive road games since both Martin Brodeur and Johan Hedberg earned the feat in 2011-12. The last Devils netminder to earn a six-game road winning streak was the great Martin Brodeur in 2009-10, when he finished with an 8-game road winning streak.
TONIGHT’S PLAYER TO WATCHS PLAYER TO WATCH
How about tonight’s ‘players’ to watch…for the first time this season the Devils experienced a game when both J. Hughes and J. Bratt didn’t earn a point in a contest via Saturday. The two look to display their speed and skill vs a high-flying Edmonton squad.
