EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) \u2014 Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The Devils, who improved to 17-0-0 when leading after two periods, have won four of their last five outings, including a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday against the host Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n
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Matthew Savoie scored for the Oilers, who had a two-game winning streak halted \u2014 the ninth time this season they have failed to extend a winning streak to three games.<\/p>\n
Jake Allen survived a barrage in the third and recorded 21 saves to earn the win in net for New Jersey, while Tristan Jarry made 15 stops in his Oilers\u2019 home debut.<\/p>\n
Defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who was a healthy scratch against the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 10, picked up an assist to extend his points streak to six games, during which he has collected seven points.<\/p>\n
The Oilers’ Curtis Lazar skated in his 600th career NHL game against his former team, where he spent portions of three seasons from 2022-25. He has played for seven NHL squads and has 50 goals and 80 assists.<\/p>\n
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The Devils regained the lead a minute-and-a-half after Edmonton tied the game 1-1 as they caught the Oilers on a bad change and Glass beat Jarry cleanly to the stick side for his 11th goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Connor McDavid came into the game with at least one point in all 17 of his career games against the Devils (7 goals, 24 assists), which stood as the second-longest active point streak by a player against a single opponent. However, he was held pointless on the night and the streak came to an end.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Devils: At Vancouver on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Oilers: Host Pittsburgh on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
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