EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers nearly doubled the New Jersey Devils in shots on Monday night, but the Blue & Orange couldn't solve goaltender Jake Allen on Monday night in a 3-0 shutout defeat at Rogers Place that drops their overall record to 6-6-1 this season.
"Sometimes even 30 shots are not enough to score, so that's tough," forward Vasily Podkolzin said post-game. "Just keep working and stay focused on our team."
New Jersey was efficient with their scoring by tallying goals from Stefan Noesen, Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier in the first, second and third periods to solve netminder Calvin Pickard's three times on 16 shots.
Allen was steady over the full 60 minutes in the Devils' crease, stopping all 31 shots he faced from the Oilers to pick up his second shutout this season.
"We had some opportunities to score goals we didn't capitalize," Head Coach Kris Knoblauch said. "We didn't dominate tonight, but I thought it could have been much closer game."
Monday's defeat for Blue & Orange was their second this season by way of the shutout – and second on home ice – after failing to score against the Winnipeg Jets back on Opening Night of the 2024-25 NHL season.
The Oilers will have a chance to respond on Wednesday in a Pacific Division battle at Rogers Place against the Vegas Golden Knights.