EDMONTON – The Detroit Red Wings will play back-to-back games in Alberta starting Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Red Wings are looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss Saturday night in Vancouver. Ryan Miller made 29 saves for his Canucks to help them stop Detroit's effort to open a three-game western Canada road trip with a win.
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About the Red Wings (20-10-9)
Jimmy Howard has been a staple for the Red Wings since early December, allowing two or fewer goals in nine of his last 10 games - 17 overall in that span.
"He gives us a chance to win every night, you can't wish for anything more than that," captain Henrik Zetterberg told the Detroit News. "… It's too bad we can't score goals for him."
Zetterberg tops the Red Wings with 33 points, veteran center Pavel Datsyuk (28) is next and Tomas Tatar took over the team lead with his 16th goal Saturday.
After their match with the Oilers, the Red Wings will skip down to Calgary for a game Wednesday night with the Flames.
About the Oilers (9-22-9)
Ben Scrivens played in all four games during the streak, allowing nine goals combined -- five of them at even strength. The Oilers have played with more energy of late despite several changes on the roster and third-leading scorer Jordan Eberle (23 points) told reporters, "We're starting to create a bit of a team identity and we're starting to get results."
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall top the team with 24 points each and Derek Roy notched his first goal Sunday in four games since being acquired from Nashville.
NOTES:
-- The Red Wings have won six consecutive games against the Oilers, allowing a total of six goals in the process.
-- Edmonton LW Rob Klinkhammer had an assist and a plus-2 rating in his debut with the team Sunday.
-- Detroit RW Gustav Nyquist recorded seven points in the last five contests after a three-game drought.