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Detroit Ices Edmonton 5-4 - Recap
Detroit needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday in NHL action at Rogers Place.
Detroit was an underdog by +214 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Detroit got goals from Robby Fabbri, Dylan Larkin, Olli Maatta, and Moritz Seider in the victory. Larkin opened the scoring at 4:17 of the first period.
Ville Husso turned in a 41-save effort for the Red Wings.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(2), Leon Draisaitl, and Derek Ryan scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Ville Husso.
Jack Campbell stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Detroit went 2-for-2, while the Oilers were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Detroit 45-23 in the game.
Next game, Detroit takes its act on the road to face Calgary looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face New York.