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Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings

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Larkin and Finne each score twice, lift surging Red Wings to a 4-2 win over Oilers

Edmonton Oilers vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

Detroit has won five straight since opening with a 5-1 loss to Montreal.

Edmonton has a losing record after dropping a third straight game as superstar Connor McDavid extended his career-long, season-opening, goal drought to six games.

Detroit's John Gibson stopped 16 shots, including one that denied McDavid midway through the third period. On the same shift, Larkin poked the puck away from the three-time MVP to take away another potential scoring opportunity.

Edmonton's Stuart Skinner had 21 saves.

Leon Draisaitl was all alone with a chance to pull the Oilers into a tie late in the game, but lost control of the puck.

Shortly thereafter, Finne scored an empty-net goal to seal it.

Finne, a 2023 seventh-round pick, had the first goal of midway through the second period to put Detroit ahead 2-0 after Larkin broke a scoreless tie a few minutes earlier in the period.

Larkin, who has a point in all six games this season, resored the Red Wings' two-goal lead late in the third period after Edmonton's Noah Philp scored.

Detroit's captain is the third Red Wing to have multiple season-opening point streaks of six or more games, joining Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman.

The Red Wings are off to a desperately needed strong start after extending their franchise-record postseason drought to nine years last spring.

The Oilers, coming off back-to-back losses in the Stanley Cup Final, didn't earn a point for the first time against Detroit in eight games to end their longest active streak against an opponent.

Up next Oilers: At Ottawa on Tuesday night.

Devils: At Buffalo on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 8:51 Dylan Larkin Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ben Chiarot (2), Lucas Raymond (2)
Goal 2nd Period 11:54 Emmitt Finnie Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker (1), Dylan Larkin (5)
Goal 2nd Period 12:25 Noah Philp Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Vasily Podkolzin (2), Brett Kulak (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:05 Dylan Larkin Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Emmitt Finnie (3), John Gibson (1)
Goal 3rd Period 7:33 Leon Draisaitl Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brett Kulak (2), Mattias Ekholm (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:38 Emmitt Finnie Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (3), Dylan Larkin (6)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 11
19 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 4
18 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 0
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 26
43.5 Faceoff Win Percent 56.5
21 Giveaways 17
0 Total Penalties 1
0 Penalty Minutes 2
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrick Kane, RW Out Oct 21
Shai Buium, D Injured Reserve Oct 2
Nate Danielson, C Injured Reserve Oct 2
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kasperi Kapanen, RW Out Oct 21
Alec Regula, D Injured Reserve Oct 19
Mattias Janmark, C Injured Reserve Oct 14
Zach Hyman, LW Injured Reserve Oct 6

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 2 0 12 5
Vancouver 0 2 8 4
Seattle 2 1 8 3
Anaheim 1 2 5 2
Edmonton 1 3 5 2
Los Angeles 2 3 4 1
San Jose 2 3 2 0
Calgary 0 6 2 1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 0 1 10 5
Montreal 0 2 10 5
Toronto 1 2 7 3
Florida 0 4 6 3
Boston 0 4 6 3
Buffalo 0 4 4 2
Ottawa 0 4 4 2
Tampa Bay 2 3 4 1
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