RED WINGS (18-25-7) at OILERS (23-23-3) 9 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP, NHL.TV
Koskinen signed a three-year contract with an average annual salary of $4.5 million on Monday. He is 14-10-1 with a 2.78 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and three shutouts in 27 games (24 starts) this season. Edmonton has lost two straight and is 5-5-0 in its past 10 games following a six-game losing streak (0-6-0). Goalie Jimmy Howard will start for the Red Wings, who are playing the final game of a three-game Western Canada road trip. They have lost two straight and are 3-9-2 in their past 14 games.
Players to watch
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin has six points (two goals, four assists) in his past four games. He leads Detroit with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 50 games. Oilers center Connor McDavid has 23 points (10 goals, 13 assists) in his past 14 games. He has points in 21 of his past 24 games.
They said it
"We've been getting off to good starts and playing well for 40 minutes and then in the third, we're finding ways to lose games. We can't do that tonight, we have to be aware of what's going on defensively and make adjustments to what they're doing." -- Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin "We just have to stay positive in here. There are going to be outside sources, people that are being negative and it's easy for us to get negative as well. But we have to come together as a group and stay positive." -- Oilers defenseman Alexander Petrovic
Petrovic was activated off injured reserve after missing six games with an upper-body injury. Defenseman Caleb Jones was assigned to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League to make room for him on the roster. … Spooner and Rattie were each placed on waivers Monday and cleared Tuesday.
Stat pack
Nyquist has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past four games. … Bertuzzi has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past four games. … Draisaitl has 17 points (10 goals, seven assists) in his past 14 games. … Nugent-Hopkins has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak.
