Devils Daily: Hellebuyck vs. McDavid, Kucherov, Hagel’s Jab

The New Jersey Devils defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday at Prudential Center. Connor Hellebuyck stopped three shootout attempts in his home debut to improve to 3-0-0 as a Devil, while Arseny Gritsyuk scored the shootout winner. Jack Hughes scored two goals and Connor Brown added another for New Jersey, ending Edmonton's 7-0-0 road record despite Connor McDavid extending his season-opening assist streak to 16 games.

James Nichols analyzed the salary cap feasibility of a potential trade for Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov, noting New Jersey would need to clear significant space to acquire him. Meanwhile, Lightning forward Brandon Hagel criticized players who seek trades early into long-term contracts, remarks seen as targeting Hellebuyck and Dylan Larkin.