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RED WINGS (6-7-1) at OILERS (4-7-1)
4 p.m. ET; SNW, FS-D, NHL.TV

The Oilers, 3-7-1 in their past 11 games, had their best offensive output in a 6-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday. Edmonton has been held to two goals or fewer in eight of 12 games this season.
Goaltender Jimmy Howard is expected to start for the Red Wings. He has held opponents to two goals or fewer in six of 11 games this season. Detroit is 2-1-0 in its past three games following a six-game losing streak (0-5-1).

Players to watch

Center Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings with 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 14 games and is on a three-game point streak (one goal, three assists).
Oilers center Connor McDavid is on a five-game point streak (two goals, six assists) and leads Edmonton with 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 12 games.

They said it

"We're a team that wants to play in offensive zone, we're better when we're playing in the O-zone, so it's a big thing for us to get out of the D-zone quick and manage the neutral zone. I think when we get in trouble as a team is when we have turnovers in the neutral zone and the other team gets on top of us. I think that's a big key for us [Sunday]."-- Red Wings right wing Gustav Nyquist
"There are going to be games where there's a bunch of penalties and there are going to be games where there are very few, but you can't expect to go into games not taking one penalty. But if we can stay out of the box, obviously, we're going to try to do that as much as we can. " -- Oilers forward Zack Kassian on Edmonton not taking a minor penalty in two of their past three games

Red Wings projected lineup
Oilers projected lineup
Status report

Slepyshev sustained an undisclosed injury against the Devils and is not expected to play. … Yamamoto will play his ninth game of the season. If he plays one more, he will use the first year of his entry-level contract … Howard (personal) did not practice but is expected start.

Stat pack

Maroon is on a seven-game point streak (four goals, three assists). … Jokinen has 23 points (three goals, 20 assists) in 27 career games against the Red Wings.