Finnie Scores Twice to Propel Red Wings to Victory Over Opponent

Published on: Oct 20, 2025 03:45 am IST

Emmitt Finnie scored the first two goals of his NHL career and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.

Dylan Larkin scored two goals while also assisting twice, maintaining at least a point in all six of Detroit’s games.

John Gibson made 16 saves and recorded an assist on Larkin’s second goal.

Noah Philp and Leon Draisaitl found the net for the Oilers, with Stuart Skinner making 20 saves.

Veteran Detroit forward Patrick Kane was absent from the game due to an upper-body injury.

The Oilers, coming off a 5-3 loss to New Jersey on Saturday, managed only three shots in the first period, but their defense kept it scoreless by blocking twelve shots.

At 11:09 in the second period, after Axel Sandin-Pellikka hit the post, Detroit scored first. Larkin secured the puck from a faceoff in Edmonton’s zone, and Lucas Raymond passed to Ben Chiarot at the point, who set Larkin up for a one-timer past Skinner.

Finnie doubled Detroit’s lead by converting a rebound from Jacob Bernard-Docker’s shot, with Larkin notching the second assist.

The Oilers responded 31 seconds later when Philp redirected Vasily Podkolzin’s point shot past Gibson.

Larkin restored Detroit’s two-goal advantage later in the period, maneuvering into the Oilers’ zone and slipping a shot past Skinner.

Larkin nearly completed a hat trick early in the third, hitting the left post.

Draisaitl scored halfway through the third, assisted by Brett Kulak’s pass, narrowing Detroit’s lead to 3-2.

Finnie secured the Red Wings’ win with an empty-net goal with 1:22 remaining.

Only one minor penalty was assessed against Detroit in the game.

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