Edmonton Falls 3-1 to Red Wings - Recap
Edmonton Falls 3-1 to Red Wings - Recap
Detroit skated to a 3-1 victory over Edmonton on Friday in NHL action at Rexall Place.
The Red Wings were a -140 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Detroit got goals from Danny Cleary, Valtteri Filppula, and Justin Abdelkader in the victory. Abdelkader opened the scoring at 1:45 of the first period.
Jimmy Howard turned in a 29-save effort for the Red Wings.
Edmonton got a goal from Taylor Hall in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Detroit went 1-for-4, while the Oilers were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Detroit heads into a battle against the Canucks. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.
