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Pre-Scout: Under pressure to make playoffs, Red Wings first in the Atlantic arriving in Edmonton

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13.12.2025
For the second game in a row, the Edmonton Oilers’ opponents are coming off a game in Calgary the night before.

The Detroit Red Wings roll into town after giving their fans the tightest of sphincters in the 3rd period.

Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist, and Detroit were up 4-0 after 40 minutes and appeared to be cruising, pouncing on CGY earlier for a lead. After recording his 25th career shutout against Vancouver the game before, John Gibson was gunning for back-to-back doughnuts.

Then the game changed abruptly. Joel Farabee scored on a penalty shot, and then Matt Coronato followed it up 65 seconds later. With almost six minutes left in regulation, the Flames struck within one.

But that’s as close as they’d come.

“A win is a win…we’re stacking wins at this point…but our process, standard, needs to be a lot better,” said Andrew Copp post-game. “After the first 10 minutes, we weren’t skating.”

Tonight will be their fifth game of six on the road. Despite the scare, they’ve won three in a row, are 3-0-1 on the trip, scoring at least four in each game. With the Tampa Bay Lightning idle, the Wings are first in the ultra-bottlenecked Atlantic Division.

While happy with points on the road, head coach Todd McLellan wasn’t too thrilled with the game overall.........

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