OILERS (7-12-2) at RED WINGS (10-8-3) 7 p.m. ET; SNW, FS-D, NHL.TV
Edmonton coach Todd McLellan pulled starting goalie Cam Talbot after he allowed two goals on the first three St. Louis shots. Backup Laurent Brossoit also struggled, giving up six goals on 37 shots. The Red Wings are 2-0-2 on a five-game homestand, which ends Wednesday, and are 6-2-2 in their past 10 games. Goaltender Jimmy Howard is expected to start; he has held opponents to three goals or fewer in 14 of 16 starts this season.
Players to watch
Oilers center Connor McDavid had an assist against St. Louis, and has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past four games. Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak.
They said it
"I'm very, very concerned, obviously, the way some individuals played tonight, many of them, and it's indefensible on my behalf. We're responsible for having the team ready, and obviously they weren't." -- Oilers coach Todd McLellan on the loss against the Blues "We know they played last night and then flew in, so we want to get on them as quickly as we can." -- Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha
The Oilers did not hold a morning skate. … Ericsson will be a game-time decision after sustaining what Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill called a "slight tweak" lifting his baby out of the crib.
Stat pack
Nugent-Hopkins has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past seven games. … Talbot has allowed 12 goals in his past three starts after allowing 12 goals in his previous five starts. … Abdelkader has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past six games. … Mantha has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past five games.
