Edmonton Oilers (21-15-1, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (20-16-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings play the Edmonton Oilers with a three winning streak on the line.
Detroit has a 10-7-3 record in home games and a 20-16-4 record overall. The Red Wings have a 6-7-4 record in one-goal games.
Edmonton has gone 10-9-0 on the road and 21-15-1 overall. The Oilers have conceded 114 goals while scoring 131 for a +17 scoring differential.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex DeBrincat has 17 goals and 21 assists for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane has scored five goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
Zach Hyman has 25 goals and 16 assists for the Oilers. Leon Draisaitl has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 5-5-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
Oilers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Klim Kostin: out (upper body), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body).
Oilers: Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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