The Detroit Red Wings (5-1-0) hosted the Edmonton Oilers (2-3-1) in a Sunday matinée (October 19). Edmonton came into this game on a two-game losing streak, while Detroit brought a four-game winning streak into this game. Both streaks continued as the home team pulled away with the 4-2 victory. Here is your game overview.
Summary of the game
The first period was sloppy, with… Detroit generates most of the offense. The Red Wings had a 13-2 lead, with six high-risk chances to Edmonton’s clean sheet. Despite this, the game was scoreless after the opening frame, with the Red Wings holding a 7–3 lead.
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The Red Wings opened the scoring 8:51 into the second period. Ben Chiarot found Dylan Larkin for the one-timer, and the captain made no mistake, firing a shot over goaltender Stuart Skinner’s blocker. Then, after a successful penalty kick, Detroit made it 2–0 with Emmitt Finnie’s first NHL goal 11:54 into the middle frame.
Less than a minute later, Noah Philp got Edmonton on the board with a deflection on a point shot from Vasily Podkolzin, through the legs of goaltender John Gibson.
Larkin added another with 2:55 left in the period to restore Detroit’s two-goal lead on a shot from the right faceoff circle that Skinner would like to get back. The home side took a 3-1 lead into the second intermission as they held a 17-11 shots advantage.
The Oilers cut the lead to one 7:33 into the final frame. Brett Kulak’s cross-seam pass found Leon Draisaitl, and he tipped the puck once into the gaping cage. There were nearly 12 minutes without a whistle until Detroit sealed the deal with an empty-netter, thanks to Finnie’s second of the game.
Gibson stopped 16 of 18 shots for an .889 save percentage (SV%) in the win, while Skinner stopped 21 of 24 shots for an .875 SV% in the loss.
The Oilers conclude their five-game road trip on Tuesday (October 21) against the Ottawa Senators. Meanwhile, the Red Wings begin a two-game mini road trip against the Buffalo Sabers on Wednesday (October 22).
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