Raymond scores shootout winner as Red Wings rally for 3-2 victory over Oilers

Lucas Raymond scored the shootout victor arsenic the Detroit Red Wings rallied for a 3-2 triumph implicit the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, capturing their 4th crippled successful a row.

“I not definite I tin enactment my digit connected precisely what the alteration was,” Oilers caput manager Kris Knoblauch said aft the game. “They played a small spot quicker; a small spot faster and I deliberation we had each accidental to enactment them distant aboriginal successful the game. To get that 3rd goal, whether it was five-on-five oregon the power-play, I deliberation we were conscionable missing that.”

Dylan Larkin scored the security marker successful the shootout and had a extremity successful regulation. Michael Rasmussen besides scored for the Red Wings (25-21-5) who person gone 12-4-1 since Todd McLellan became caput manager connected Dec. 26.

Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner replied for the Oilers (32-15-4) who saw a three-game winning streak halted. Edmonton has nevertheless won 11 of their past 15 games.

Alex Lyon managed to marque 44 stops to cod the triumph successful nett for the Red Wings. Stuart Skinner recorded 33 saves successful the nonaccomplishment for the Oilers.

“I thought helium was coagulated for us, made immoderate large saves, and (we) conscionable couldn’t find that 3rd 1 to propulsion america implicit the top,” Oilers guardant Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said erstwhile asked astir Skinner’s performance.

TAKEAWAYS

Red Wings: Captain Larkin has thrived with McLellan arsenic caput coach, present with points successful 14 of the 17 games since helium arrived — 10 goals and 22 points.

Wings seasoned guardant Vladimir Tarasenko was playing successful his 800^th career NHL game, signaling 299 goals and 649 points. He has 20 points successful 49 games with Detroit this season.

Oilers: Edmonton welcomed defenceman John Klingberg to the lineup 2 weeks aft signing him arsenic a escaped agent. The 32-year-old Swede past played Nov. 11, 2023 arsenic a subordinate of the Toronto Maple Leafs, an lack of 446 days. Klingberg, who was a standout during his clip from 2014 to 2022 with the Dallas Stars, is coming disconnected treble hep surgery.

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KEY MOMENT

The Red Wings tied the crippled with 8:13 remaining successful the 2nd play arsenic Marco Kasper’s bounce walk disconnected the boards sprung Larkin connected a partial breakaway. He bushed Skinner for his 22^nd of the season.

KEY STAT

Draisaitl present has an NHL-high 18 points connected game-opening goals this season. The German prima has besides scored an NHL-best 21.6 per cent of Edmonton’s goals this season. That would equate to the third-highest successful a play in Oilers franchise past if the run was to travel to a adjacent today.

UP NEXT

Red Wings: Travel down the roadworthy to Calgary to instrumentality connected the Flames connected Saturday.

Oilers: Remain astatine location to look the Toronto Maple Leafs connected Saturday.