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
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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
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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.
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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.
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