Red Wings out in Western Canada facing the Oilers

In recent weeks, the Detroit Red Wings have fared better away from home ice than on it.
The Edmonton Oilers have struggled to win no matter where they’ve played.
The Red Wings look for a season-high fourth straight road victory when they face the Oilers, who will try to avoid a season-worst seventh consecutive defeat.
Detroit (24-10-5) started 4-3-0 on the road but has gone 7-2-1 away from home since.
Detroit hasn’t been nearly as good at home recently, going 3-4-2 in its last nine. The Red Wings have lost two straight, both at Joe Louis Arena, as they fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders on Friday and 3-2 to Philadelphia on Sunday.
Valtteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the third period against the Flyers, but Detroit gave up three goals in the second.
The Red Wings have taken both meetings with the Western Conference-worst Oilers this season, winning 3-1 at Rexall Place on Nov. 5. Filppula scored the tiebreaking goal to help his team end a two-game slide in Edmonton.