Oilers extend Red Wings' skid to five games
DETROIT -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power-play goal late in the second period broke a tie and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.
It was the Oilers' second win in less than 24 hours and the Red Wings fifth straight loss (0-4-1).
Tyler Pitlick also scored for Edmonton (9-3-1 ), which beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night on the road. Jonas Gustavsson, a former Red Wing, stopped 21 shots.
Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit (6-6-1) Jimmy Howard made 26 saves.
Nugent-Hopkins power-play goal gave the Oilers a 2-1 lead with 20 seconds left in the second period.
He beat Howard with a snap shot under the crossbar from the inside of the left circle after taking a cross-slot pass from captain Connor McDavid on a give-and-go type play. It was Nugent-Hopkins' second goal of the season.
The goal came only eight seconds after defenseman Mike Green went off for hooking. It was Edmonton's second power-play in the last three minutes of the period.
Red Wings forward Riley Sheahan hit the crossbar 8:19 into the middle period.
Abdelkader's power-play goal gave Detroit a 1-0 lead 8:53 into the game. He put the rebound of Brendan Smith's shot into an empty net for Abdelkader's third goal.
Pitlick tied it 1-1 for Edmonton with 3:21 left in the first period. He picked up a wide shot by Milan Lucic behind the net and stuffed the puck past Howard on a wraparound to Howard's right. It was Pitlick's fourth goal.
Howard made a big save on Patrick Maron's one-timer from about five feet outside the crease seconds after Abdelkader's goal.
Gustavsson made a spectacular pad save on Steve Ott's one-time shot from the bottom of the left circle with 9:15 remaining in the opening period.
NOTES: Edmonton RWs Jesse Puljujarvi (charley horse) and Zack Kassian (lower body) did not play after leaving Saturday night's 4-3 overtime road win over the New York Islanders in the first period. ... Detroit LW Thomas Vanek missed his sixth game with a hip injury. ... Oilers coach Todd McLellan is a former assistant coach with the Red Wings. ... Both backup goalies started for their teams, Jonas Gustavsson for Edmonton and Jimmy Howard for Detroit. Gustavsson is a former Red Wing (2012-2015). ... The Oilers recalled F Taylor Beck from their AHL affiliate in Bakersfield after recalling D Dillon Simpson from the same team on Saturday.