The New Jersey Devils face the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL game on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The Edmonton Oilers were looking to rebound from a brutal performance versus the New York Islanders and pick up a win in New Jersey.

Connor Brown lit up like a Christmas tree, teammate Brett Pesce said, after scoring against the Edmonton Oilers in the New Jersey Devils' fourth consecutive victory.

Connor McDavid continues to set records in the NHL, but Saturday's game against the Devils was another time when his Oilers teammates let him down.

The New Jersey Devils will face the Edmonton Oilers this afternoon for their second home game of the season. The Devils are coming off a win, having beaten the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday. The team is looking to start the season 4-1. The Oilers last played against the Islanders that same night, where they fell 4-2.

The last time New Jersey won four in a row was Jan. 7-16, 2023 (five-game winning streak). The Devils previously defeated Tampa Bay, Columbus and Florida prior to beating Edmonton. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals for Edmonton, while former Devil Curtis Lazar also tallied against his former team.

Edmonton Oilers depth defenseman Ty Emberson had a decent game on Saturday. He skated in over 14 minutes of ice time across 17 shifts. While he notched an assist on the night. But it was his role in Jesper Bratt’s goal that put Edmonton in a tough spot.

For the second game in a row (third if you count the fact they were awful against the New York Rangers but Stuart Skinner stole a win), Edmonton was a shadow on offence, a mess on defence and a liability on the power play, allowing a short-handed goal against for the second time in two games.

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Early starts, late collapses… The Oilers have outscored opponents 3–1 in first periods so far this season, but have been outscored 4–2 in thirds. They’ve gotta clean that up. Special teams duel incoming? Both the Oilers and Devils are clicking at 23.1% on the power play, which has them tied for 9th in the NHL. You don’t see that every day.