Devils Game 50, Tide Turning? Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Oilers

Is the tide turning for the New Jersey Devils (25-22-2)? They’re winners in three of their last four games, which is more than they can say for themselves in the last little while.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers (25-17-8) are up next in the second leg of a back-to-back. They’re 5-3-2 in their last 10 games and won their last two games.

Let’s dive into tonight’s matchup.

What to Know vs. Oilers

— Luke Hughes suffered a separated shoulder on Monday and will miss at least the remainder of the road trip.

— The Devils went 2-0-0 vs. the Oilers in 2024-25, scoring six goals and allowing just two against.

— Jake Allen registered both wins vs. Edmonton, making 62 saves on 64 shots across both contests and registering a 31-save shutout in their first meeting.

2025-26 vs. Oilers

10/18/25 W 5-3 Prudential Center

1/20/26 10:00 P.M. ET Rogers Place

Devils vs. Oilers

All-time Record: 52-46-9-5

All-time Home Record: 31-19-5-2

All-time Road Record: 21-27-4-3

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Timo Meier – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt

Ondrej Palat– Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Evgenii Dadonov – Paul Cotter – Connor Brown

Arseny Gristyuk – Cody Glass – Lenni Hämennaho

Defensemen

Brett Pesce – Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goaltenders

Jake Allen

Jacob Markstrom

*Lineup subject to change

Current Injuries: Marc McLaughlin (undisclosed), Zack MacEwen (upper body, out for season), Luke Hughes (separated shoulder)

2025-26 Total Man-Games Lost: 234

Projected Oilers Lineup*

Forwards

Vasily Podkolzin – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman

Trent Frederic – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Kasperi Kapanen

Isaac Howard – Jack Roslovic – Matthew Savoie

Andrew Mangiapane – Curtis Lazar – Mattias Janmark

Defensemen

Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard

Darnell Nurse – Ty Emberson

Jake Walman – Spencer Stastney

Goaltenders

Tristan Jarry

Connor Ingram

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 10:00 P.M. ET

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Fri., Jan. 23 At VAN 10:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun., Jan. 25 At SEA 3:00 P.M. E.T.
Tues., Jan. 27 Vs WIN 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thurs., Jan. 29 Vs NSH 7:00 P.M. E.T.

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