Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Oilers @ Devils

Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Devils 4, Oilers 3

Oilers at Devils: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameOilers1 gameDevils1 game
Goals−0.10+0.83
Goals against+0.71−0.43
Shots−4.1+6.8
Shots against+2.3−4.6
Power-play goals+1.32+1.28
Power-play goals allowed+1.33+1.18
Penalty minutes+0.6−1.6

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Devils

Oilers

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Devils

  • The Devils had won 4 straight at home.streakthe runs →Extended to 5.

Oilers

  • The Oilers had won 7 straight on the road.streakthe runs →Ended here.

The series

  • The Oilers lead the series 44–42–9 since 1979-80. The Devils have won the last 5.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Devils had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Devils' goals against were 0.86 under expected in 8 games. 8 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.27 under expected.
  • The Oilers had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • On the road, the Oilers' goal differential was 2.81 over expected in 7 games. 7 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.09 under expected.
  • Against a team over .500, the Oilers' power-play goals were 0.77 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.23 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Nov 3, 2026at DevilsDevils 4, Oilers 3
Jan 20, 2026at OilersDevils 2, Oilers 1
Oct 18, 2025at DevilsDevils 5, Oilers 3
Mar 13, 2025at DevilsDevils 3, Oilers 2
Nov 4, 2024at OilersDevils 3, Oilers 0
Dec 21, 2023at DevilsOilers 6, Devils 3
Dec 10, 2023at OilersOilers 4, Devils 1
Nov 21, 2022at DevilsDevils 5, Oilers 2
Nov 3, 2022at OilersDevils 4, Oilers 3
Mar 19, 2022at OilersOilers 6, Devils 3

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Nov 2, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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