Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 6–5 in overtime on Friday, December 31, 2021 at home.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Edmonton Oilers 5 49-27-6
at New Jersey Devils 6 27-46-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Edmonton Oilers 2 1 2 0 5
New Jersey Devils 3 0 2 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Edmonton Oilers 13 9 14 1 37
New Jersey Devils 14 11 13 3 41

Three stars

  1. J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals)
  3. D. Mercer, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:38 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (7) Dougie Hamilton (12), Jesper Bratt (19) Power play EDM 0, NJD 1
1st 02:48 Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid (18) Ryan McLeod (1), Cody Ceci (7) Even strength EDM 1, NJD 1
1st 03:05 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier (4) Jesper Boqvist (3), Ryan Graves (8) Even strength EDM 1, NJD 2
1st 06:00 Edmonton Oilers Kailer Yamamoto (6) Slater Koekkoek (3), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (23) Even strength EDM 2, NJD 2
1st 11:10 New Jersey Devils Dawson Mercer (9) Andreas Johnsson (11), Damon Severson (7) Even strength EDM 2, NJD 3
2nd 07:57 Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid (19) Duncan Keith (5), Kailer Yamamoto (4) Even strength EDM 3, NJD 3
3rd 05:14 New Jersey Devils Janne Kuokkanen (5) Andreas Johnsson (12), Dawson Mercer (9) Even strength EDM 3, NJD 4
3rd 07:06 Edmonton Oilers Devin Shore (2) Ryan McLeod (2), William Lagesson (1) Even strength EDM 4, NJD 4
3rd 08:18 Edmonton Oilers Kailer Yamamoto (7) Leon Draisaitl (27), Duncan Keith (6) Even strength EDM 5, NJD 4
3rd 19:28 New Jersey Devils Yegor Sharangovich (6) Dougie Hamilton (13), Jack Hughes (6) Even strength EDM 5, NJD 5
OT 02:55 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (8) Jesper Bratt (20), Damon Severson (8) Even strength EDM 5, NJD 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
Stat Edmonton Oilers New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 37 41
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 16 16
Blocked shots 15 16
Giveaways 6 13
Takeaways 12 19
Faceoffs won 34/62 (54.8%) 28/62 (45.2%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 D. Ryan C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 09:58
Number 13 J. Puljujarvi R 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 0 0 20:52
Number 14 D. Shore C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 11:27
Number 18 Z. Hyman L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 20:39
Number 29 L. Draisaitl C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 59.3% 24:27
Number 37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:08
Number 56 K. Yamamoto R 2 1 3 +1 0 3 2 0 0 19:15
Number 70 C. Sceviour C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 13:02
Number 71 R. McLeod C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 50% 08:41
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 14:16
Number 97 C. McDavid C 2 0 2 -1 0 3 1 2 0 59.1% 27:57
Number 2 D. Keith D 0 2 2 +2 0 5 1 1 0 20:02
Number 5 C. Ceci D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 2 0 20:11
Number 20 S. Koekkoek D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:09
Number 22 T. Barrie D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 25:35
Number 25 D. Nurse D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 2 0 29:09
Number 75 E. Bouchard D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:01
Number 84 W. Lagesson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:45
Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 M. Smith 41 35 6 .854 62:55 OT loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Johnsson L 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:04
Number 13 N. Hischier C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 65.2% 18:19
Number 14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12:05
Number 17 Y. Sharangovich C 1 0 1 -1 2 4 0 0 0 75% 16:45
Number 18 D. Mercer C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 1 0 50% 15:54
Number 20 M. McLeod C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 25% 13:48
Number 37 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 50% 17:55
Number 59 J. Kuokkanen C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:32
Number 63 J. Bratt L 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 18:15
Number 67 M. Studenic R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 10:24
Number 70 J. Boqvist C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:43
Number 86 J. Hughes C 2 1 3 0 0 7 0 2 1 23.1% 19:40
Number 7 D. Hamilton D 0 2 2 +1 0 5 2 2 0 20:31
Number 24 T. Smith D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 15:25
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 3 1 0 26:19
Number 33 R. Graves D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 2 0 19:27
Number 71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 23:49
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:30
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Blackwood 37 32 5 .865 62:15 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:27 Edmonton Oilers Jesse Puljujarvi Holding 2
2nd 12:11 Edmonton Oilers Darnell Nurse Roughing 2
3rd 15:13 New Jersey Devils Yegor Sharangovich Delaying game face off violation 2

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach
Dave Tippett
New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Bevan Mills, Ben O'Quinn
Edmonton Oilers scratches
Kyle Turris, Brendan Perlini, Tyler Benson
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jon Gillies, Mason Geertsen, Christian Jaros

2021-2022 season series

Every Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 5 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final/OT Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 31, 2021
New Jersey Devils 3 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page: New Jersey Devils at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 19, 2022

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