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THIRD PERIOD

00:00: The Oilers win their second in a row and their first in Detroit since December 3, 2009!

01:02: Icing on the Oilers.

01:17: Detroit pulls Howard.

02:18: Some pressure late from the Red Wings but the Oil have kept them out of the net. Still holding onto a one-goal lead.

11:24: Some back and forth hockey here. Not much sustained pressure as the Oilers hold on to a one-goal lead.

16:06: Pitlick sets up Draisaitl on a partial break and he one-hands a shot on Howard.

18:24: The Oilers get a penalty. Nurse goes off for hooking.

20:00: The third period is underway!

SECOND PERIOD

00:00: The Oilers take a lead late in the second. The third period is up next. | EDM 2, DET 1

00:20: There it is! The Oilers make short work of that one. McDavid feeds Nugent-Hopkins between two Red Wings and he snipes it! | EDM 2, DET 1

00:28: The Oilers couldn’t score on that PP but they get another. A trip on McDavid by Green.

02:56: The Oilers head to the power play. Larkin off for interference.

04:22: McDavid with another nice feed to Maroon. Oilers top line piled on the pressure that last shift.

09:38: Gustavsson covers another one. Oilers goaltender has made 17 saves thus far.

10:52: McDavid with a slick feed to Klefbom who shoots it. Maroon with a superb look at the rebound but just fans on it. Pushing and shoving ensues as the Oil try to poke the puck in.

13:15: Draisaitl set up Lucic for a beauty chance but Howard makes the save.

14:22: A bit of a scrambly shift in the Oilers end but Gustavsson turned away the few shots he faced.

20:00: The second period is underway.

FIRST PERIOD

00:00: Tied in shots 12-12 and tied on the scoreboard after 20 minuts. | EDM 1, DET 1

03:21: Pitlick with the wraparound goal! Tie game. | EDM 1, DET 1

06:05: Letestu hits a trailing Klefbom for a chance but no dice for the Oil d-man.

09:10: Gustavsson with a huge save, sliding back to get a blocker or stick on a nice chance. CONFIRMED UPON VIDEO REVIEW: Blocker save for the big guy.

10:28: The Oilers top line comes back the other way and responds with a nice chance by Maroon from the slot.

11:07: The Oilers can’t keep the Red Wings out. Point shot from Smith, Abdelkader pots the rebound from the doorstep. | DET 1, EDM 1

12:13: The top road penalty kill in the League is tested early now. Oil to the PK. Gryba to the box for interference.

13:04: Gloved and covered. Gustavsson with another save in his first start for the orange and blue.

13:20: Gustavsson with his first real test of the night, gets the pad save.

15:43: Big hit by Pitlick then Draisaitl drives to the net for a shot. Shots are 4-0 Oil.

17:11: McDavid steals the puck and almost generates some more pressure. Oilers with some jump early, despite depleted lineup.

18:25: Pitlick snaps a quick shot on Howard but it can’t find its way through.

20:00: Anthems in the book. Puck dropped. Here we go!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Eberle
Pouliot – Nugent-Hopkins – Letestu
Lucic – Draisaitl – Pitlick
Slepyshev – Lander – Beck

Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Benning
Nurse – Gryba

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