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THIRD PERIOD
00.00: GAME OVER! Oilers defeat the Red Wings 4-3.
35.0: Dylan Larkin flips the puck over Talbot’s pad to get within one. | EDM 4, DET 3
5:58: SECOND EFFORT MARKER! Leon Draisaitl skated in on a rush with Maroon and McDavid. Draisaitl’s initial backhand attempt was denied by Mrazek but the German forward stuck with and chased the puck behind the net. Draisaitl scooped it up and fed a backhand pass to Maroon in front who swept the puck in for the goal. | EDM 4, DET 2
7:04: Shots on goal are 34-19 for the Oilers with just over seven minutes to play in regulation.
9:34: Darren Helm scores on a breakaway. | EDM 3, DET 2
13:02: BACKHAND BEAUTY! Eberle barrels in on Mrazek and shoots a sneaky backhander to score his 14th of the season. | EDM 3, DET 1
18:01: All sorts of mayhem in front of the Oilers net but an Oscar Klefbom shot block nixes a wide-open scoring attempt.
20:00: Nugent-Hopkins wins the faceoff to start the third period.
SECOND PERIOD
00.00: Oilers continue to press, leading 2-1 with the third period incoming. Shots are 27-12 Edmonton.
1:59: Two solid one-timers on the power play but the Oilers don’t beat Mrazek.
5:11: Frans Nielsen gets the first penalty of the game. Two minutes for holding Leon Draisaitl. Oil to the power play.
5:35: Oilers doubling up on the Red Wings in the shot category. 23-10 Edmonton.
9:13: Oilers with a flurry of chances up close on Mrazek but he denies them.
12:00: Jordan Eberle, Milan Lucic and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins bust in on a 3-on-2 but don’t convert. Oil still up 2-1.
16:56: Drake Caggiula gets a crack at Mrazek from the side of the net to no avail. A change has been made to the Oilers second goal. Kassian deflected Larsson’s wrist shot to net his sixth of the season.
20:00: The second period has begun.
FIRST PERIOD
00.00: Oilers score late to make it 2-1 heading into the second frame. Shots are 13-7 Oilers.
22.0: OILERS GOAL! David Desharnais kicks the puck back to Adam Larsson who sends a wrist shot past Mrazek. | EDM 2, DET 1
4:56: Anthony Mantha ties it up for the Red Wings. EDM 1, DET 1
6:03: The Oilers fourth line maintains possession and pressure, resulting in doorstep opportunities for Jujhar Khaira and Mark Letestu.
10:53: Zack Kassian throwing his weight around. Oilers outshooting Red Wings 7-1.
15:05: Oilers leading the charge with four shots on goal through just under five minutes.
18:19: WHAT A START! Connor McDavid wheels wide past Xavier Ouellet then goes backhand to tuck it past Petr Mrazek | EDM 1, DET 0
20:00: Game on!
TONIGHT’S LINEUP
Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Caggiula – Desharnais – Kassian
Hendricks – Letestu – Khaira
Sekera – Benning
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Gryba
Talbot
Out: Pitlick (injured), Pouliot (injured), Russell (injured), Slepyshev (healthy), Pakarinen (healthy)
OILERS TODAY