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Devils visit the Oilers after Hischier's 2-goal game

New Jersey Devils (14-10-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-12-1, fifth in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Sunday, 4 p.m.

New Jersey Devils (14-10-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (11-12-1, fifth in the Pacific Division)

Edmonton, Alberta; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Oilers -155, Devils +131; over/under is 7

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Edmonton Oilers after Nico Hischier scored two goals in the Devils' 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames.

Edmonton has gone 7-4-1 in home games and 11-12-1 overall. The Oilers have committed 113 total penalties (4.7 per game) to rank 10th in league play.

New Jersey has a 9-4-0 record on the road and a 14-10-1 record overall. The Devils rank sixth in NHL play with 91 total goals (averaging 3.6 per game).

The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid has nine goals and 25 assists for the Oilers. Evander Kane has scored seven goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

Jack Hughes has 10 goals and 23 assists for the Devils. Hischier has scored four goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 4.4 goals, 7.9 assists, 4.8 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Devils: 6-4-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Oilers: Dylan Holloway: out (knee), Ryan Fanti: out (hip).

Devils: Dougie Hamilton: out (pectoral muscle), Brian Halonen: out (lower body), Tomas Nosek: out (upper body), Nolan Foote: out (upper body).

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

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