GAME STORY: Oilers 4, Red Wings 3

DETROIT, MI - You could say it's good to have Kyle Brodziak back.
Because the centre scored his first goal in Oilers silks since March 27, 2009, in the second period against Detroit then notched the game-winner for good measure in the third as Edmonton defeated the Red Wings 4-3 Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.
"I don't even know if they keep video from that long ago," laughed Brodziak when asked if he could remember his last goal as an Oiler. "Tonight was a good feeling to be able to do that."
The fourth line pivot played 12:05 on the night, finishing with four shots on goal.
"It was a pretty exciting night for him and his teammates," started Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan. "We rallied around that line."

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Mikko Koskinen stopped 23 of 26 shots, while Connor McDavid and Jujhar Khaira both registered a pair of helpers.
Alex Chiasson and Drake Caggiula both continued to fill the net, scoring once each.
The Orange & Blue extended their road winning streak to five games and improved to 8-4-1 in the 2018-19 season.
"We're playing well this year," said Khaira. "I know it's early but these are the points that count."
For the second game in a row, Caggiula got a shake on the Oilers top line and for the second game in a row, Caggiula made good on the Oilers top line.
Just 12 seconds after the puck was dropped, No. 91 found the back of the net, sniping Jonathan Bernier short side after McDavid caused a turnover behind the net.
It was Caggiula's third in two games and fifth of the season.
Edmonton was relentless early in the game, getting solid follow-up shifts from the second and fourth line. Zack Kassian, Brodziak and Khaira threw their weight around behind the goal-line and threw pucks at Bernier, with Khaira nearly finding the mark later in the stanza when Brodziak fed him off the rush but the winger's shot went high and wide.
"Not only did they score a couple of goals, but they were consistently one of our better forechecking lines and created a number of offensive opportunities," said McLellan of the Khaira-Brodziak-Kassian trio.
Detroit gained their legs as the period continued, eventually getting the equalizer from Jacob De La Rose's first as a Red Wing. Michael Rasmussen caused a turnover in the Oilers zone then Gustav Nyquist dish the puck to De La Rose in the kitchen, who snuck one under Koskinen's right arm.
There was no shortage of events in the second period, with goals coming from Chiasson and Brodziak, and one save of the year candidate courtesy of Koskinen.

With a ref hand in the air to signal a delayed penalty against the Wings, Chiasson one-timed McDavid's feed to regain the lead for the Orange & Blue. Chiasson registered his sixth goal of the year on the play.
Koskinen kept the Oilers lead intact midway through the period, sliding right to left to glove down Martin Frk's quick shot off the rush in epic fashion.
"You could just see there was so much net and then his glove came out of nowhere," said Brodziak.
"It was unreal."
Up 2-1, Brodziak added another to score his first goal in Oilers silks since March 27, 2009. Khaira checked Detroit's defence behind the net, Kassian supported the play and Brodziak finished it, depositing Khaira's pass from the slot.
"They've been playing very direct hockey," said McLellan. "Not a lot of hope plays, not a lot of fancy or cute stuff. They're big, they're physical and they can all skate and think."

But Detroit got one back in the final minute of the second, getting a lucky bounce off Koskinen's skate to score.
Brodziak lifted the puck over Bernier's shoulder at 8:57 of the third to make it 4-2, which would end up standing as the winner, despite Detroit pushing to erase the two-goal deficit.
"We're learning off each other," said Khaira of his linemates. "When we see the other three lines going, we want to be part of it as well."
With Detroit getting desparate late, Tyler Bertuzzi batted the puck in mid-air with 1:26 remaining in the game to pull within one but the Oilers were able to keep the lead.
"Right to the bitter end," said McLellan. "Even when they scored, there wasn't a lot of panic on our behalf."
Edmonton begins their four-game road trip with two points in the bag. The club will head to Washington, DC, to face Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals on Monday.