Devils take on the Oilers following Gritsyuk's 2-goal showing

Edmonton Oilers (11-2-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (9-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Edmonton Oilers after Arseni Gritsyuk scored two goals in the Devils' 5-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights.

New Jersey is 9-5 overall and 6-2-0 in home games. The Devils are 9-1-0 when scoring at least three goals.

Edmonton has a 6-0-0 record on the road and an 11-2-2 record overall. The Oilers have a 5-1-2 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Hughes has scored six goals with 10 assists for the Devils. Gritsyuk has eight goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Evan Bouchard has eight goals and 18 assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has nine goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 5.7 assists, 2.1 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Oilers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Devils: Anthony Mantha: day to day (undisclosed), Seamus Casey: out (knee).

Oilers: Alec Regula: out (undisclosed), Devon Levi: out (undisclosed), Atro Leppanen: out (undisclosed), Isaac Howard: day to day (lower body), Zach Hyman: out (neck), Frederik Andersen: out (knee), Matt Savoie: out (lower-body), Mattias Janmark: out (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.