NEWARK, NJ - The Oilers scored three goals in 69 at the start of the third period in route to a 6-3 victory at Prudential Center Friday night.
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in the opening 2:49 of the third period to flip a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead.
"We're up 3-2, can't come out like that for the last period," forward Timo Meier said. "They're an offensive, really strong team. Coming out like that, they score three quick ones and you're chasing. That definitely hurts. Those kind of loses sting. It's a frustrating one.
"That one hurts."
The Oilers opened the game by scoring 24 seconds into the game by Ryan McLeod. They followed that up by taking a 2-0 lead five minutes later on a goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
"Our first puck play we hand it to them and spot them a couple of goals," head coach Lindy Ruff said. "That's on me. I didn't have the team ready."
The Devils scored the next three goals by Dawson Mercer, Jonas Siegenthaler and Dawson Mercer to take a 3-2 lead into the third period.
"When you go into the third period with a one-goal lead you have to manage the puck really well and play tight in your end and be sharp," Meier said. "That's not what we did in the third. This one was frustrating."
Ryan McLeod added another goal, second of the night, in the third period for Edmonton.
The Devils are 0-2-1 in their last three games.
"You have to get out of it together," captain Nico Hischier said. "We're all frustrated. That's when teams get together, dig deeper. We want to come out as a group."