THIRD PERIOD

0.0: That’s a wrap. Final shot count 36-35 for Edmonton but Mrazek earns the shutout in a 4-0 Oilers loss.

6:45: Oilers resurgence has seen them outshoot Detroit 7-2 over the past five minutes.

8:24: Nugent-Hopkins rang a shot off the post from the left circle that many in the crowd thought was a goal. Ryan Strome just missed his backhand attempt on the rebound.

10:19: Abdelkader gets two for roughing to put the Oilers on the man advantage.

11:14: The power play and goal sparked the Wings, who have outshot the Oilers 7-0 over the past four minutes.

13:30: Talbot made the first stop but Anthony Mantha was right on the doorstep to put home the rebound and make it 4-0 for the visitors with a power play goal. | DET 4, EDM 0

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14:21: Kassian receives two minutes for playing with a broken stick, although he was holding the stick he did kick the puck out in front of the net from behind the goal line.

15:23: Oilers continue to carry the play in the third looking to get on the board. Shots now 28-22 for Edmonton (7-3 in the period).

18:03: Mrazek makes a stop on McDavid from the slot and then another on Larsson from the point to preserve the shutout.

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20:00: Period three has begun.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: After 40 minutes, Oilers had a 21-19 edge in shots but trailed 3-0 on the scoreboard.

6:42: Shots are now 16-14 for the Red Wings.

8:47: Oilers very nearly score during a scramble in front of the Red Wings net but then the play goes the other way and Martin Frk one-times a blast by Talbot to extend Detroit’s lead. | DET 3, EDM 0

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12:19: Shots are now 14-11 for the Red Wings.

15:56: Mrazek has to be sharp in turning away a quick wrist shot from Yamamoto after the Oilers rookie one-timed a slick feed from Nugent-Hopkins at the left circle to complete a give-and-go.

17:22: Talbot comes up with a big stop on Scott Wilson from point-blank range.

20:00: Period two is now underway.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After one, shots were even 9-9 for Detroit.

2:50: Athonasiou gets in behind the Oilers defence and tries to sneak the puck past Cam Talbot but the Oilers netminder got a stick on the puck to keep Edmonton in the game.

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4:31: Shots are even at 6-6 with less than five minutes to play in the opening frame.

10:50: Moments after the Maroon penalty expired, Gustav Nyquist pounced on the puck in the slot and muscled the puck over Cam Talbot to double the visitors’ lead. | DET 2, EDM 0

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12:58: The penalty is negated when Patrick Maroon gets two minutes for a phantom interference call.

13:53: Nick Jensen clears the puck over the glass and out of play, awarding the game’s first power play to Edmonton.

16:37: Frans Nielsen scores on a redirect to put Detroit on the board. | DET 1, EDM 0

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17:53: Oilers carry the play early on with the best chance coming off a rebound in front after a point shot by Matt Benning. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins couldn’t quite get a handle on the rebound with Wings netminder Petr Mrazek out of position. Shots were 2-1 Oilers.

20:00: Today’s game is now underway.

TODAY’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – RNH – Yamamoto
Caggiula – Strome – Jokinen
Pakarinen – Letestu – Kassian

Nurse – Larsson
Klefbom – Benning
Russell – Gryba

Talbot

OUT: Sekera (knee-IR), Slepyshev (undisclosed), Auvitu, Khaira

OILERS TODAY

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