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National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 3, Edmonton 2
When: 9:30 PM ET, Friday, March 15, 2013
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 16839


Red Wings 3, Oilers 2 (OT): Pavel Datsyuk ended his 11-game goal-scoring drought at 3:39 of overtime as visiting Detroit rallied to halt its three-game winless streak.

After receiving a pass from Johan Franzen, Datsyuk used a deke in the slot to get around Edmonton defenseman Jeff Petry before beating Devan Dubnyk with a wrist shot from the inner edge of the left faceoff circle. The goal was Datsyuk's first since Feb. 19 against Nashville.

Defenseman Niklas Kronwall recorded a goal and an assist, Valtteri Filppula also scored and Jimmy Howard made 30 saves for the Red Wings, who completed a sweep of the three-game season series between the clubs and improved to 11-0-2 in their last 13 meetings with the Oilers.

Taylor Hall scored a goal and set up another, Sam Gagner also tallied and Dubnyk turned aside 25 shots for Edmonton, which was beginning a four-game homestand after going 3-4-2 on its franchise-record nine-game road trip.

Hall gave Edmonton the lead just over 3 1/2 minutes into the game and Gagner tapped in the rebound of rookie Nail Yakupov's shot while on the doorstep with 3:42 remaining in the second period for a 2-0 advantage. Filppula halved the deficit at 4:27 of the third and Kronwall was credited with the tying goal during a power play with 5:53 left after Petry fired a loose puck into his own net.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit outscored Edmonton 8-3 in the season series. ... The Red Wings have scored a power-play goal in each of their last two road games after going 0-for-36 over their first 10 contests away from home. ... Gagner has scored four goals over his last three games.


Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Edmonton
Niklas Kronwall 2 Points Taylor Hall 2
Niklas Kronwall 1 Goals Taylor Hall 1
Niklas Kronwall 1 Assists Taylor Hall 1
Niklas Kronwall 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jimmy Howard .938 Save Percentage Devan Dubnyk .893
Jimmy Howard 30 Saves Devan Dubnyk 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 28 3 1-5 3-3 11 34
Edmonton 32 2 0-3 4-5 15 23
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Oilers have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .438 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .533 after a loss.