Captain Dylan Larkin powers Detroit to a come-from-behind 3–2 shootout win in Edmonton to start the Red Wings' road swing in style

Before he stepped behind the bench of a young and hungry Detroit Red Wings team, Todd McLellan was the coach who helped usher Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl into the NHL. He spoke to Mark Spector about lessons learned from that experience.

The Red Wings improved to 12-4-1 under McLellan. The Oilers (32-15-4) had won three in a row and were 11-3-0 in their previous 14. They had won three in a row against the Red Wings and were 5-0-1 in past six meetings between the teams.

Dylan Larkin, who was dominant all over the ice, clinched the shootout win in the Red Wings' 3-2 victory over the Oilers on Thursday.

There’s always a fun energy in the building when the Edmonton Oilers face the Detroit Red Wings, and that was certainly the case on Thursday night at Rogers Place.

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The Red Wings (24-21-5, 53 points) would tie Tampa Bay and Columbus for the final wild card spot with a win over the Oilers and a regulation loss by the Blue Jackets at Vegas, though technically Detroit would still trail based on points percentage and tiebreakers.

Goalie Alex Lyon stopped a season-high 44 shots in the Wings' 3-2 (SO) win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Todd McLellan’s Detroit Red Wings continue to roll. On Thursday evening, the Wings defeated the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 3-2 in the shootout. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the home team.

Todd McLellan couldn’t be off to a much better start as the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit to earn a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday,

EDMONTON -- Alex Lyon made 45 saves plus two more in the shootout, and the Detroit Red Wings came back to win 3-2 against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday. Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal in the second period then had the deciding goal in the shootout for the Red Wings (25-21-5), who won their fourth consecutive game.

Nobody can say the Edmonton Oilers aren’t making things entertaining. They gave up 19 third-period shots but hung on to beat Buffalo 3-2 on Saturday. They needed an empty-netter before they could exhale against Seattle on Monday.