Larkin Ties It Late, Raymond Lifts Red Wings Past Oilers 4-3 in Shootout

Dylan Larkin tied the game with 1:17 left in regulation and Lucas Raymond scored the shootout winner as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Rogers Place on Monday, October 26.

Detroit erased three one-goal deficits. Larkin’s 6-on-5 equalizer answered Colton Dach’s goal with 3:28 remaining, and Michal Postava stopped all three Edmonton attempts in the shootout to win his first NHL start. Postava made 25 saves in his second NHL appearance; Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots for the Oilers.

The Red Wings improved to 5-4-3. Edmonton moved to 8-2-2 after getting regulation goals from Vasily Podkolzin, Isaac Howard and Dach. Raymond had two assists before the shootout, and Viktor Arvidsson finished with a goal and an assist for Detroit.

Scoring summary

Regulation goals; score shown as Detroit, Edmonton

Period / elapsed	Team	Scorer	Assists	Situation	Running score
1P 06:10	EDM	Vasily Podkolzin	Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid	5-on-5	DET 0, EDM 1
2P 08:35	DET	Viktor Arvidsson	Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat	DET power play, 5-on-4	DET 1, EDM 1
3P 04:18	EDM	Isaac Howard	Kasperi Kapanen, Colton Dach	EDM power play, 5-on-4	DET 1, EDM 2
3P 04:48	DET	Emmitt Finnie	Viktor Arvidsson	5-on-5	DET 2, EDM 2
3P 16:32	EDM	Colton Dach	Ryan Shea, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	5-on-5	DET 2, EDM 3
3P 18:43	DET	Dylan Larkin	Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider	DET extra attacker, 6-on-5	DET 3, EDM 3

Three Edmonton leads, three Detroit replies

Podkolzin opened the scoring at 6:10 of the first period, with Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid assisting. Edmonton stayed ahead until Arvidsson converted on the power play at 8:35 of the second, assisted by Raymond and Alex DeBrincat. Detroit outshot the Oilers 17-7 in that middle period, the Red Wings’ largest shot advantage of the night.

Howard put Edmonton back in front on the power play at 4:18 of the third period, finishing a sequence involving Kasperi Kapanen and Dach. That lead lasted only 30 seconds. Finnie tied it at 4:48, with Arvidsson receiving the lone assist.

Dach’s goal at 16:32 gave Edmonton a 3-2 lead. Ryan Shea and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assisted, putting the Oilers 3:28 from a regulation win. Detroit removed Postava for an extra attacker at 16:59 and equalized at 18:43. Larkin took Raymond’s pass off his skate, moved it to his stick and beat Jarry between the pads, according to the NHL’s game report. Moritz Seider also received an assist.

Postava kept the game tied with a save on Evan Bouchard’s wrist shot from the slot with nine seconds left in overtime. In the shootout, he stopped McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins. Raymond converted Detroit’s first attempt, and Jarry saved DeBrincat’s shot before Postava closed out the win.

Zach Hyman left the game at 7:36 of the second period after a hit by Detroit defenseman Andreas Englund brought Hyman’s head into contact with the glass, according to the NHL report. The report did not provide an injury diagnosis.

Edmonton had placed Devon Levi on injured reserve on Friday while preparing for Saturday’s game against Toronto. Matt Tomkins dressed as Jarry’s unused backup against Detroit.

Postava celebrates his first start; Oilers point to puck management

Postava had played in relief against Vancouver on October 22, making Monday his first NHL start rather than his debut. He described the first-start victory as a childhood ambition realized. “I feel like a kid,” he said in Detroit’s official postgame interviews. His approach in the shootout was to enjoy the game, help his teammates and make saves.

Arvidsson credited the support Detroit gave one another across the ice, saying “we played as a five-man unit.” He described moving pucks to the team’s playmakers and creating chances around the net. Coach Todd McLellan emphasized the responses after each Edmonton lead: “you can’t let them get the next one.” McLellan also praised Postava’s anticipation, positioning and rebound control.

The coach identified Michael Brandsegg-Nygård’s physical role alongside Larkin and Raymond as part of Detroit’s effort to slow Edmonton.

Howard credited Edmonton’s second power-play group after finishing Kapanen’s pass. “I think it was just good, good puck movement, from our unit,” he said in his Oilers postgame interview. He said everyone was involved and called the goal a contribution to build on after returning to the lineup.

Shea said Edmonton needed more patience, pointing to poor changes and positioning while saying “we give up too much in the second.” In his postgame interview, he also said Detroit moved the puck up the ice quickly and the Oilers needed to reach their neutral-zone coverage sooner.

Team comparison

Official team totals through overtime

Statistic	Detroit	Edmonton
Shots on goal	29	28
Power play (goals / chances)	1/4	1/3
Faceoffs won / taken	34/61	27/61
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	33	25
Blocked shots	11	14
Giveaways	13	11
Takeaways	6	6

Shots on goal by period

Period	Detroit	Edmonton
1st	6	5
2nd	17	7
3rd	5	12
OT	1	4
Total	29	28

The shootout

All shootout attempts in order

Attempt	Team	Shooter	Result
1	EDM	Connor McDavid	Saved by Postava
2	DET	Lucas Raymond	Goal, deciding conversion
3	EDM	Leon Draisaitl	Saved by Postava
4	DET	Alex DeBrincat	Saved by Jarry
5	EDM	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Saved by Postava

Five-on-five combinations and the late extra attacker

Edmonton outscored Detroit 2-1 during 45:30 of five-on-five play. The Red Wings held a 21-17 edge in shots on goal over that span. Detroit’s other two regulation goals came on Arvidsson’s power play and Larkin’s late six-on-five finish. The shootout is separate from each of those totals.

Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid and Vasily Podkolzin shared 13:06 at five-on-five, with a 6-3 shot advantage and the opening goal. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kasperi Kapanen and Colton Dach were together for 6:46, finishing even in shots at 4-4 and ahead 1-0 in goals. Detroit’s most-used trio of Andrew Copp, J.T. Compher and Michael Rasmussen had a 6-1 shot advantage in 10:37 without a goal at either end.

Dach’s late goal came with Kapanen and Nugent-Hopkins up front and Ryan Shea and Evan Bouchard on defense. Shea and Bouchard shared just 1:46 at five-on-five. That scoring shift therefore belongs separately from Shea’s main pairing with Connor Murphy, which logged 16:13 and faced an 11-5 disadvantage in shots. Bouchard and Shakir Mukhamadullin were Edmonton’s busiest pair at 16:52, with a 7-4 shot edge.

Justin Faulk and William Wallinder had an 11-3 shot advantage over 13:40 for Detroit, with no five-on-five goal at either end. Larkin’s tying goal is excluded from these unit results: Detroit removed Postava for an extra attacker at 16:59 of the third period; he returned after the equalizer at 18:43.

Detroit: forward trios at five-on-five

Detroit: defense pairs at five-on-five

Edmonton: forward trios at five-on-five

Edmonton: defense pairs at five-on-five

Player statistics

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings: scoring and total ice time

No.	Player	Pos.	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	PPG	TOI
8	Ben Chiarot	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	22:33
18	Andrew Copp	C	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	17:48
23	Lucas Raymond	L	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	21:12
24	Andreas Englund	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	13:26
27	Michael Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19:01
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	R	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	15:18
29	Nate Danielson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	08:11
33	Viktor Arvidsson	L	1	1	2	+1	4	2	1	18:11
34	Carter Mazur	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	05:10
37	J.T. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17:13
42	Anton Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:53
53	Moritz Seider	D	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	30:07
54	William Wallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	17:51
55	Keegan Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	08:19
58	Emmitt Finnie	C	1	0	1	+2	1	0	0	20:34
71	Dylan Larkin	C	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	23:16
72	Justin Faulk	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22:18
93	Alex DeBrincat	R	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	19:28

Detroit Red Wings: deployment, events and faceoffs

Player	PP TOI	SH TOI	EV TOI	Shifts	Hits	Blocks	GV	TK	FW	FL	FO%
Ben Chiarot	00:31	02:57	19:05	30	4	2	1	0	0	0	N/A
Andrew Copp	02:45	00:49	14:14	20	0	0	1	1	3	1	75%
Lucas Raymond	03:43	00:00	17:29	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	N/A
Andreas Englund	00:00	02:18	11:08	18	2	1	1	0	0	0	N/A
Michael Rasmussen	02:41	02:34	13:46	21	1	0	3	1	0	0	N/A
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	02:38	00:00	12:40	21	11	0	1	1	1	0	100%
Nate Danielson	00:31	00:00	07:40	12	1	0	0	0	3	2	60%
Viktor Arvidsson	03:44	00:00	14:27	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	N/A
Carter Mazur	00:00	00:00	05:10	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
J.T. Compher	00:29	01:36	15:08	23	0	1	0	0	5	7	42%
Anton Johansson	00:00	00:17	10:36	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	N/A
Moritz Seider	04:15	03:38	22:14	34	1	2	1	1	0	0	N/A
William Wallinder	00:00	00:42	17:09	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	N/A
Keegan Kolesar	00:27	01:45	06:07	13	3	2	0	0	0	0	N/A
Emmitt Finnie	02:38	01:35	16:21	28	3	0	0	0	8	5	62%
Dylan Larkin	03:37	03:29	16:10	27	0	0	1	0	14	11	56%
Justin Faulk	02:35	02:00	17:43	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alex DeBrincat	03:41	00:00	15:47	25	3	0	1	0	0	1	0%

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers: scoring and total ice time

No.	Player	Pos.	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	PPG	TOI
2	Evan Bouchard	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	31:41
5	Connor Murphy	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	22:28
6	Ryan Shea	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	25:02
10	Trent Frederic	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	07:14
18	Zach Hyman	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	08:25
21	Mathieu Joseph	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	10:32
26	Alex Formenton	L	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	11:35
29	Leon Draisaitl	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	25:10
34	Colton Dach	C	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	14:38
42	Kasperi Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	19:02
43	Owen Michaels	R	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	12:57
49	Ty Emberson	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	09:08
53	Isaac Howard	L	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	08:43
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	D	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	17:52
92	Vasily Podkolzin	R	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	21:37
93	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0	22:22
96	Jake Walman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:16
97	Connor McDavid	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	26:27

Edmonton Oilers: deployment, events and faceoffs

Player	PP TOI	SH TOI	EV TOI	Shifts	Hits	Blocks	GV	TK	FW	FL	FO%
Evan Bouchard	05:09	02:57	23:35	33	3	3	0	0	0	0	N/A
Connor Murphy	00:17	03:17	18:54	28	2	5	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ryan Shea	00:46	02:07	22:09	30	1	2	2	2	0	0	N/A
Trent Frederic	00:37	00:00	06:37	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Zach Hyman	01:43	00:47	05:55	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mathieu Joseph	00:00	01:48	08:44	20	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%
Alex Formenton	00:00	03:14	08:21	23	2	1	1	0	0	0	N/A
Leon Draisaitl	05:00	00:04	20:06	30	0	0	2	0	6	8	43%
Colton Dach	00:55	00:00	13:43	20	2	1	0	1	4	1	80%
Kasperi Kapanen	00:55	01:58	16:09	26	4	0	2	0	0	1	0%
Owen Michaels	00:00	03:07	09:50	23	1	0	0	0	6	8	43%
Ty Emberson	00:00	00:41	08:27	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	N/A
Isaac Howard	00:40	00:00	08:03	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	N/A
Shakir Mukhamadullin	00:00	00:36	17:16	24	1	0	2	0	0	0	N/A
Vasily Podkolzin	03:32	00:00	18:05	28	5	0	1	0	0	0	N/A
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	05:00	00:09	17:13	26	0	0	0	1	6	8	43%
Jake Walman	00:00	04:01	09:15	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	N/A
Connor McDavid	05:01	02:38	18:48	29	0	0	1	0	4	8	33%

Goaltending

Goalies who played; shootout attempts excluded

Goalie	Team	Decision	TOI	SV	SA	GA	SV%	EV SV/SA	PP SV/SA	SH SV/SA
Michal Postava	DET	Win	63:16	25	28	3	.893	19/21	6/7	0/0
Tristan Jarry	EDM	Shootout loss	65:00	26	29	3	.897	22/24	3/4	1/1

Penalties

All assessed penalties

Period / elapsed	Team	Player	Infraction	Length
1P 12:53	EDM	Vasily Podkolzin	interference	2 min
1P 17:39	EDM	Ryan Shea	high sticking	2 min
2P 01:15	DET	Justin Faulk	holding	2 min
2P 07:44	EDM	Connor Murphy	holding	2 min
3P 00:03	DET	Viktor Arvidsson	high sticking; served by Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	2 min
3P 02:23	DET	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	tripping	2 min
3P 09:25	EDM	Vasily Podkolzin	cross checking	2 min

What’s next

The Oilers next host the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Wednesday, October 28, at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Detroit hosts the Chicago Blackhawks at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Official video and statistical sources

• NHL game highlights
• NHL condensed game
• The complete shootout
• Official NHL Gamecenter, scoring and box score
• Official game summary
• Official event summary and individual deployment
• Isaac Howard: goal video
• Colton Dach: goal video
• Dylan Larkin: goal video
• Official on-ice play-by-play report
• Detroit shift report
• Edmonton shift report