The Detroit Red Wings erased a late deficit and secured a 4-3 shootout victory against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Monday. Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout after Dylan Larkin tied the game late in regulation.
Vasily Podkolzin opened the scoring for Edmonton 6:10 into the first period with a deflected goal assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Detroit answered midway through the second period when Viktor Arvidsson converted on a snap shot during a power play, set up by Raymond and Alex DeBrincat at 8:35.
Edmonton regained the lead early in the third period when Isaac Howard scored his first goal of the season on a power play at 4:18. Detroit struck back 30 seconds later as Emmitt Finnie scored on a wrist shot assisted by Arvidsson. Colton Dach put the Oilers back in front with a tip-in goal at 16:32, but Larkin forced overtime by scoring on a wrist shot with 1:17 remaining, assisted by Raymond and Moritz Seider.
M. Postava turned aside 25 of 28 shots in regulation and overtime before stopping McDavid, Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the shootout to earn the win. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 29 shots for Edmonton. Detroit finished 1 for 4 on the power play, while Edmonton converted 1 of 3 opportunities.
With the win, Detroit moved to 5-4-3 on the season and took the first matchup between the teams. The Oilers moved their record to 8-2-2 and extended their winless streak to two games (0-1-1).
Edmonton remains at home to host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. Detroit returns home to host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.
