3–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 21-7-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	0	0	3
DET	0	0	0	2

Oilers at Red Wings

Oilers beat Red Wings 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Mats Lindgren

2 G

3 shots · 18:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Kelly Buchberger

2 A

3 shots · 18:18 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 21:32 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

26 Shots on goal 36

27 Hits 32

14 Blocked shots 12

1 Takeaways 1

2 Giveaways 8

20 Penalty minutes 30

EDM shooting 11.5% (3/26) DET shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 57:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 13-16-3 (41% win rate, 32 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 21-7-3 (68% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 13-16-3 (41% win rate, 32 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 21-7-3 (68% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Weight · Lindgren 20:00

L2 McAmmond · Marchant · Buchberger 15:39

L3 Watt · Murray · Kovalenko 12:36

L4 Friedman · Hulbig · Kelly 8:34

D1 Mironov · Marchment 26:34

D2 Mcgillis · De Vries 22:12

D3 Bannister · Brown 11:28

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Gilchrist · Yzerman 21:32

L2 Kozlov · Draper · Lapointe 18:02

L3 Maltby · Holmstrom · Brown 12:46

L4 Dandenault · Kocur · McCarty 7:36

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 29:13

D2 Eriksson · Fetisov 18:14

D3 Pushor · Golubovsky 12:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

0–0 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on December 12, 1997?

Oilers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 3, Red Wings 2.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Red Wings season series?

Oilers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 10

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 9

Also on December 12, 1997

Oilers season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule