Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Forward Dylan Larkin scored & added the shootout winner while goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 45 shots to give Detroit the extra point in a 3-2 win over the Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place
DETROIT – Todd McLellan has been asked a lot lately about Lucas Raymond’s surge, and one name from the past keeps popping up. “I said one day he reminds me a little of (Henrik) Zetterberg ...
It did not go well. The Oilers only managed to get one shot on net in two opportunities, while the Detroit Red Wings scored on both of theirs. Just like that, a 2-0 first-period lead turned into a 3-2 shootout loss.
Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Alex Lyon made 45 saves and denied Connor McDavid in the shootout.
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.
The Detroit Red Wings made their only trip to Edmonton on Thursday night (Jan. 30) to battle the Oilers from Rogers Place with both teams riding three-game winning streaks.
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.
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.
Goalie Alex Lyon stopped a season-high 45 shots in the Wings' 3-2 (SO) win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid’s wife Lauren Kyle was in attendance at Rogers Arena during their Thursday night game against the Detroit Red Wings.
In 16 games since McLellan took over, the Red Wings are 11-4-1, riding a three-game win streak as they prepare to head to western Canada on Wednesday. It’s not unusual to see a midseason coaching change bring better results in the NHL, but now more than 30 days in, the Red Wings’ surge has lasted longer than a simple adrenaline rush.