DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin and rookie Emmitt Finn each scored two goals to help the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Sunday.
Detroit has won five straight since the opener, losing 5-1 to Montreal.
Edmonton has a losing record after losing its third straight game as superstar Connor McDavid extended his early season scoring streak to six games.
Detroit's John Gibson stopped 16 shots, including one that deflected McDavid's shot midway through the third period. On the same shift, Larkin stole the puck from the three-time MVP, denying another potential scoring opportunity.
Edmonton's Stuart Skinner made 21 saves.
Leon Draisaitl was alone and had a chance to lead the Oilers to a tie late in the game, but lost control of the puck.
Soon after, Finn scored into an empty net to seal the score.
Finn, a 2023 seventh-round pick, scored the first goal midway through the second period to give Detroit a 2-0 lead after Larkin broke a scoreless tie minutes earlier in the period.
Larkin, who has a point in all six games this season, restored the Red Wings' two-goal lead late in the third period after scoring from Edmonton's Noah Philp.
The Detroit captain became the third Red Wing player to start a season with multiple hitting streaks of six or more games. He joins Hall of Famers Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman.
The Red Wings are off to a desperately needed strong start after extending their franchise-record postseason drought to nine years last spring.
The Oilers, coming off back-to-back losses in the Stanley Cup Final, didn't score a point against Detroit for the first time in eight games and ended their longest active streak against an opponent.
Next
Oilers: At Ottawa on Tuesday night.
Devils: At Buffalo on Wednesday night.
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