NEWARK, N.J. -- Nail Yakupov scored a rare power-play goal midway through the second period and Ben Scrivens made 13 saves to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 2-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Monday.
Scrivens, who made his first start in four games, earned his first victory on the road this season for the Oilers. Scrivens has nine victories at Rexall Place and is 1-7-5 on the road.
Oscar Klefbom also scored for the Oilers (15-30-9), who ended a two-game losing streak. They've played the past three games without forwards Taylor Hall (ankle) and Benoit Pouliot (foot).
Patrik Elias scored in the first period for New Jersey (21-24-9) and Cory Schneider made 22 saves.
Yakupov gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead at 12:45 of the second when he scored his sixth goal of the season on the power play from the right circle. Jordan Eberle (two assists) fed Yakupov with a pass from the opposite circle that Yakupov connected for a one-timer past Schneider inside the right post.
The power-play goal was the Oilers' first in 15 chances, a span of seven games.
The Devils pulled Schnieder with 1:30 remaining in the third for an extra attacker but could not get the tying goal.
New Jersey had one power play and did not record a shot. The Devils are 0-for-6 with one shot in the past four games with the man-advantage.
The Oilers tied it when Klefbom released a snap shot from the left circle that beat Schneider low on the long side with 35.7 seconds remaining in the first period. Klefbom's second goal of the season was set up by Eberle, who sent a pass across the crease from the goal line.
Eberle was being double-shifted in the first after Yakupov collided with Steve Bernier in the neutral zone at 9:19. Yakupov went to the dressing room after an apparent cut near the mouth. The No. 1 pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, Yakupov returned in the second.
Elias gave the Devils a 1-0 in the first when he scored the 401st goal of his career at 5:47. After collecting a feed from Martin Havlat in the right circle, Elias sent a wrist shot inside the right post and past Scrivens.
New Jersey has lost two in a row and will travel to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday and Nashville Predators on Saturday before returning to Prudential Center to open a six-game homestand against the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 17.
Edmonton will play the third game of a six-game road trip against the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
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