EDMONTON – Cory Schneider made 29 saves to record his second shutout of the season and 14th of his career as the New Jersey Devils snapped a two-game losing skid with a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
Adam Henrique and Tuomo Ruutu scored and Eric Gelinas had two assists for the Devils (9-9-2), who won just their third game in their last nine outings.
The Oilers (6-12-2) have lost five in a row for the second time this season.
Edmonton had a good chance to start the scoring midway through the opening frame, as Benoit Pouliot had Schneider beat with a deke, but lost control of the puck before he could put a backhand shot into a wide-open net.
New Jersey’s best opportunity in the scoreless first period came on a fairly common occurrence for the Oilers this season, as they coughed up a short-handed breakaway to Henrique, but Edmonton starter Viktor Fasth was able to get a piece of the shot to deflect it wide.
New Jersey broke the deadlock just past the midway point of the second period as Henrique got another partial breakaway, shrugging off defender Justin Schultz before putting the puck through Fasth’s legs for his fifth of the season.
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