2–3

Final / OT

EDM leads 4–2

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

Oilers at Red Wings — First Round Game 1

Red Wings, First Round Game 1, beat Oilers 3–2 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on April 21, 2006.

🗓 Fri, Apr 21, 2006 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2005-06 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

EDM vs DET · EDM leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

OT · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Kirk Maltby

2 G

6 shots · 17:32 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Mathieu Schneider

2 A

4 shots · 35:58 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Johan Franzen

2 A

2 shots · 15:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Robert Lang PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:05

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–1

🛢️ Sergei Samsonov PP Tying 1st · 11:44

Assists: Ales Hemsky, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Manny Legace

1–1

2nd period

🛢️ Chris Pronger PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:43

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Sergei Samsonov · beat Manny Legace

2–1

3rd period

🐙 Kirk Maltby Tying 3rd · 13:43

Assists: Johan Franzen, Mathieu Schneider · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–2

Overtime

🐙 Kirk Maltby Go-ahead OT · 02:39

Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Johan Franzen · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 57

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 29

35 Blocked shots 15

16 Takeaways 17

13 Giveaways 17

16 Penalty minutes 16

EDM shooting 8.0% (2/25) DET shooting 5.3% (3/57)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Dwayne Roloson

54/57

.947 SV% · 3 GA · 82:32 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Manny Legace

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 82:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 41-28-13 (50% win rate, 82 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 58-16-8 (71% win rate, 82 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 · Horcoff · Stoll 28:15

L2 Samsonov · Peca · Pisani 22:18

L3 Torres · Dvorak · Hemsky 20:56

L4 Murray · Harvey · Laraque 8:26

D1 Pronger · Spacek 34:32

D2 Smith · Staios 28:40

D3 Tarnstrom · Bergeron 18:20

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Williams · Lang 23:49

L2 Shanahan · Draper · Yzerman 22:21

L3 Holmstrom · Maltby · Samuelsson 21:15

L4 Franzen · Cleary · Mowers 14:59

D1 Lidstrom · Schneider 36:29

D2 Chelios · Lilja 27:50

D3 Kronwall · Lebda 15:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–3 (SO) · Red Wings won

Nov 17, 2005

🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM

5–6 (OT) · Oilers won

Nov 3, 2005

🛢️EDM @ 🐙DET

4–3 (OT) · Oilers won

Feb 23, 2004

🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM

1–1 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on April 21, 2006?

Red Wings won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 2, Red Wings 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Chris Pronger, Sergei Samsonov.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Kirk Maltby (2), Robert Lang.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 54 saves on 57 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Red Wings played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Apr 17

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 21, 2006

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