nhl Game Recap
Detroit Falls 3-2 to Oilers - Recap
The Oilers earned a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
The Oilers were a -161 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.0.
Edmonton got goals from Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid, and Zach Hyman in the victory. McDavid opened the scoring at 9:12 of the third period.
Calvin Pickard stopped 15 of 17 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Andrew Copp, and Olli Maatta in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alex Lyon stopped 44 of 47 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Edmonton scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Detroit 47-17 in the game.
Edmonton heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.