3–4

Final / OT

🐙 Home Red Wings 20-11-3 before this game

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

Oilers at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Oilers 4–3 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on December 18, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Dec 18, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

3 A

2 shots · 26:20 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 31:08 TOI · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Janne Niinimaa

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:09 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom Go-ahead 1st · 05:23

Assists: Steve Yzerman · beat Tommy Salo

0–1

🛢️ Janne Niinimaa PP Tying 1st · 14:19

Assists: Rem Murray, Igor Ulanov · beat Manny Legace

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Shawn Horcoff Go-ahead 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Ethan Moreau, Janne Niinimaa · beat Manny Legace

2–1

3rd period

🐙 Pat Verbeek PP Tying 3rd · 01:54

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov · beat Tommy Salo

2–2

🛢️ Georges Laraque Go-ahead 3rd · 15:22

Assists: Doug Weight · beat Manny Legace

3–2

🐙 Tomas Holmstrom Tying 3rd · 19:26

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan · beat Tommy Salo

3–3

Overtime

🐙 Larry Murphy Go-ahead OT · 03:05

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Tommy Salo

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

28 Shots on goal 39

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

34 Hits 32

14 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 7

7 Giveaways 13

18 Penalty minutes 14

EDM shooting 10.7% (3/28) DET shooting 10.3% (4/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

35/39

.897 SV% · 4 GA · 63:05 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Manny Legace

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 62:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 16-14-4 (47% win rate, 34 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 20-11-3 (59% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

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 Smyth · Weight · Marchant 23:13

L2 Murray · Moreau · Carter 19:17

L3 Pittis · Cleary · Laraque 11:57

L4 Lacouture · Horcoff · Zholtok 8:16

D1 Ulanov · Niinimaa 25:28

D2 Smith · Poti 22:48

D3 Brewer · Brown 12:10

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Fedorov 23:45

L2 Kozlov · Maltby · Lapointe 16:46

L3 Holmstrom · McCarty · Verbeek 14:05

L4 Gilchrist · Draper · Brown 8:47

D1 Lidstrom · Ward 27:47

D2 Duchesne · Murphy 17:58

D3 Gill · Kuznetsov 12:34

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on December 18, 2000?

Red Wings won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 3, Red Wings 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Georges Laraque, Janne Niinimaa, Shawn Horcoff.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Larry Murphy, Nicklas Lidstrom, Pat Verbeek, Tomas Holmstrom.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 16

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 18, 2000

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