EDMONTON — Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk and Cody Glass each had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Tuesday.
The Devils (26-22-2) have won four of their last five outings, including a 2-1 overtime victory on Monday against the host Calgary Flames. New Jersey improved to 17-0-0 when leading after 40 minutes.
Matthew Savoie replied for the Oilers (25-18-8), who had a two-game winning streak halted — the ninth time this season they have failed to extend a winning streak to three games.
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’ home debut.
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