3–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 42-19-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	0	0	0	3
DET	0	0	0	4

Oilers at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Oilers 4–3 at Little Caesars Arena on March 17, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Mar 17, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · 24:36 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Doug Brown

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 10:42 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Igor Larionov

2 A

1 shots · 20:58 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 46

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

37 Hits 36

4 Blocked shots 4

5 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 13

18 Penalty minutes 22

EDM shooting 9.7% (3/31) DET shooting 8.7% (4/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Norm Maracle

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 31-29-7 (46% win rate, 67 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 42-19-6 (63% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 31-29-7 (46% win rate, 67 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 42-19-6 (63% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 McAmmond · Marchant · Guerin 18:36

L2 Murray · Lindgren · Kovalenko 14:02

L3 Smyth · Buchberger · Fraser 12:21

L4 Zelepukin · Hrkac · Grier 10:23

D1 Mironov · Hamrlik 29:06

D2 Mcgillis · Musil 19:38

D3 Berehowsky · De Vries 11:40

🐙Red Wings

L1 Yzerman · Larionov · Fedorov 20:58

L2 Kozlov · Shanahan · McCarty 15:02

L3 Maltby · Draper · Brown 11:09

L4 Knuble · Lapointe · Dandenault 7:38

D1 Murphy · Lidstrom 23:22

D2 Rouse · Fetisov 13:44

D3 Pushor · Eriksson 11:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

Dec 22, 1996

🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM

6–2 · Red Wings won

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on March 17, 1998?

Red Wings won 4–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 3, Red Wings 4.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Norm Maracle made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 · Mar 15

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 17, 1998

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