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Edmonton Oilers vs Detroit Red Wings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
536H
·
48M
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37S
The read
Connor McDavid has solved John Gibson before, 14 goals on 101 shots. But Detroit has found Devon Levi beatable: .812 on 32 shots.
Rogers Place
Detroit Red Wings
Away · Red Wings
0–1–0
0 PTS
Oilers
GOALIES
Red Wings
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
John Gibson
Likely · 1870-john-gibson
.950 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 0W
.868 SV% L5 · Cooling
Oilers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Red Wings
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Red WingsProjected lines
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Ansar Khan · Oct 3 · 9:05 PM CT
Oilers
INJURY REPORT
Red Wings
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Red WingsInjury report
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Ansar Khan · Oct 3 · 9:05 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games. The Red Wings lost their last game and are 0-1-0 in their first 1 game.
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Matchup Intel
Connor McDavid has solved John Gibson before, 14 goals on 101 shots. But Detroit has found Devon Levi beatable: .812 on 32 shots.
Leon Draisaitl has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Connor McDavid has 14 goals on John Gibson (101 shots).
(Edmonton)
14
goals on John Gibson
Matchup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 7 goals on John Gibson (58 shots).
(Edmonton)
7
goals on John Gibson
Goaltending
Devon Levi has struggled against Detroit — a .812 save % on 32 shots.
.812
SV% vs DET
Player
Leon Draisaitl has 7 points in his last 4 games against Detroit. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7
pts, last 4 vs DET
Player
Dylan Larkin has 5 points in his last 4 games against Edmonton. See the games →
(Detroit)
5
pts, last 4 vs EDM