NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 10/27/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Edmonton Oilers this evening. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres while the Oilers are coming off a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.  

Detroit Red Wings (4-4-0, 8 Points) vs. Edmonton Oilers (3-4-1, 7 Points)

When: Sunday, October 27
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesar’s Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: NHL Network

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 8
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 4
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 7

Edmonton Oilers

Points: Connor McDavid – 8
Goals: Leon Draisaitl – 4
Assists Connor McDavid – 5

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 19.2 (17)
Penalty Kill: 64.3 (31)
GF: 2.88 (23)
GA: 3.13 (16)
Faceoff: 49.8 (19)

Edmonton Oilers

Power-Play: 14.3 (27)
Penalty Kill: 58.3 (32)
GF: 2.25 (31)
GA: 3.38 (20)
Faceoff: 56.9 (1)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Joe Veleno – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Albert Johansson

Edmonton Oilers

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Vasily Podkolzin – Leon Draisaitl – Viktor Arvidsson
Jeff Skinner – Adam Henrique – Connor Brown
Mattias Janmark – Derek Ryan – Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Troy Stecher – Darnell Nurse
Brett Kulak – Ty Embarson

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (1-1-0, 3.31 GAA)

Talbot is expected tonight due to Alex Lyon playing yesterday, this season he is 2-1-0 with a 3.21 goals against average and a .913 save percentage, he got the start on Thursday picking up the win by stopping 37 of the 40 shots he faced. In his career against the Sabres, he is 1-3-2 with a 4.14 goals-against average and a .872 save percentage. Last season he went 0-1-0 giving up seven goals on 44 shots.

Edmonton: Calvin Pickard (1-1-0, 3.28 GAA) 

Pickard this season is 1-1-0 with a 3.28 goals against average and a .852 save percentage, his last start came last Thursday in picked up his first win of the season stopping 25 of the 27 shots he faced. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 3-1-0 with a 2.20 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Last season he went 1-0-0 stopping 16 of the 18 shots he faced.  

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Vladimir Tarasenko (2-1-3)

Tarasenko has three points this season coming on two goals and an assist. He’s faced the Oilers 28 times in his career recording 23 points on 13 goals and ten assists. Last season in one game he was held pointless.

Edmonton: Connor McDavid (3-5-8)

McDavid this season has eight points on three goals and five assists. In his career against Detroit, he has played in 15 games recording 23 points on five goals and 18 assists. Last season in two games he had seven points on a goal and six assists.  

Head to Head & Next Up

The Red Wings went 0-1-1 against the Oilers last season and were outscored 11-6. Red Wings are 4-5-1 against Edmonton in their last ten matchups and have been outscored 38-32. The Red Wings will face Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday while the Oilers will face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.      

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