2–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 16-9-0 before this game

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

Oilers at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Oilers 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 11, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Dec 11, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:47 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 20:39 TOI

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Andrei Kovalenko

2 G

3 shots · 15:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:37

Assists: Larry Murphy, Sergei Fedorov

0–1

2nd period

🛢️ Andrei Kovalenko Tying 2nd · 01:29

Assists: Pat Falloon, Tom Poti

1–1

🐙 Sergei Fedorov Go-ahead 2nd · 19:49

Assists: Doug Brown, Darren McCarty

1–2

3rd period

🐙 Vyacheslav Kozlov PP 3rd · 13:17

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom

1–3

🛢️ Andrei Kovalenko 3rd · 16:20

Assists: Mats Lindgren

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

30 Shots on goal 26

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

38 Hits 30

13 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 17

14 Penalty minutes 12

EDM shooting 6.7% (2/30) DET shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:58 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Murray · Marchant · Guerin 17:28

L2 McAmmond · Grier · Kovalenko 15:45

L3 Lindgren · Falloon · Buchberger 15:14

L4 Smyth · Devereaux · Lindquist 8:36

D1 Niinimaa · Mironov 26:29

D2 Poti · Hamrlik 22:24

D3 Musil · Brown 11:09

🐙Red Wings

L1 Yzerman · McCarty · Brown 18:31

L2 Shanahan · Fedorov · Larionov 16:41

L3 Kozlov · Holmstrom · Lapointe 13:26

L4 Draper · Roest · Dandenault 10:08

L5 Kocur 6:18

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 26:23

D2 Krupp · Macoun 19:25

D3 Eriksson 12:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on December 11, 1998?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Andrei Kovalenko (2).

Who scored for Red Wings?

Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 9

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 8

Also on December 11, 1998

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