A gametime decision, Simon Edvinsson scored the Detroit Red Wings' lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

EDMONTON -- Zach Hyman scored a hat trick, and Connor McDavid assisted on all of the Edmonton Oilers’ goals in a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Place on Thursday. Mattias Ekholm also scored, and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers (14-11-6), who finished a five-game homestand (3-1-1). Stuart Skinner made 27 saves.

Red Wings coach Todd McLellan was happy to get the two points, but spoke afterward about the need to clean up their issues on the defensive side of the puck.

Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Patrick Kane had a pair of assists as the Wings beat the Flames, 4-3, on Wednesday in Calgary.

The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday, Dec. 11, that they had called up defenseman Erik Gustafsson under emergency conditions.

Making his third straight start, John Gibson made 34 saves for the Red Wings. Devin Cooley stopped 23 shots for the Flames. DeBrincat’s 16 goals and 34 points through 31 games have him on pace for a career-best 42 goals and 90 points.

The Grand Rapids Griffins have put together the one of the best starts in AHL history, which is an encouraging sign for the Red Wings.

This was not a perfect game. Far from it, actually. But when Zach Hyman scored his sixth career hat trick in the Edmonton Oilers’ win over the Detroit Red Wings on December 11, it revealed something important about how this team operates when things get messy.

CALGARY -- Pushing forward on their season-long six-game road trip, the Detroit Red Wings will kick off a midweek back-to-back set when they battle the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday night.