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Oilers Blog: Copper & Blue
Jeff’s power went out before he could write this blurb.
The Expected Lineup
Damien Brunner – Henrik Zetterberg – Johan Franzen
Daniel Cleary – Valtteri Filppula – Pavel Datsyuk
Tomas Tatar – Justin Abdelkader – Drew Miller
Joakim Andersson – Cory Emmerton – Jordin Tootoo
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Niklas Kronwall – Brian Lashoff
Kyle Quincey – Jonathan Ericsson
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Jimmy Howard (starting)
Scratches: Jakub Kindl, Patrick Eaves
Injuries: Brendan Smith (shoulder), Darren Helm (back), Jonas Gustavsson (groin), Carlo Colaiacovo (shoulder), Mikael Samuelsson (groin) and Jan Mursak (shoulder)
| OILERS | THE MATCH-UP | RED WINGS |
| 4-3-3 (11 pts; T-7th in West) | Record | 5-4-1 (11 pts; T-7th in West) |
| 2.30 (T-22nd in NHL) | Goals Per Game | 2.70 (T-15th in NHL) |
| 2.60 (T-12th) | Goals Against Per Game | 2.90 (20th) |
| 28.3% (4th) | Power Play % | 12.0% (26th) |
| 87.2% (7th) | Penalty Kill % | 69.6% (29th) |
| Nail Yakupov (5 goals) | Goal Leader | 2 tied with 5 goals |
| Sam Gagner (11 points) | Points Leader | Henrik Zetterberg (14 points) |
- The Red Wings are 56-36-13-11 (W-L-T-OTL) all-time against the Edmonton Oilers.
- Edmonton has lost four straight games. The last two have come in overtime.
- Last time these two teams squared off was just over a year ago, February 8, 2012. Detroit won 4-2 and 10 different Wings registered a point. Franzen scored a power play goal while Emmerton, Miller and Zetterberg all scored at even strength. Abdelkader led to the team with two points, both of which game on assists.
- Detroit is 3-0-1 against the Oilers last season.
- Howard is 6-1-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .915 SV% with one shutout in 9 career starts against the Oilers.
Prediction: Red Wings win 3-1. Damien Brunner is your player of the game.
Let’s Go Red Wings.
