Hurricanes 4, Oilers 1

But they’re still having trouble holding onto leads in the third period.

The Oilers head into the Joe looking to snap out of their losing ways while the Wings look to recover after dropping their last game in overtime.

“We mainly focus on ourselves, for sure”, Blashill said. After Staal’s goal with 15.3 seconds left in the first tied the score 1-1, goals by Elias Lindholm and then Skinner in the second pushed the Canes’ lead to 3-1.

“I’ve told them I like the direction Ron has taken this team, and we’ll try to hammer something out”, Stall said. “I think we keep moving, build off the positives that we did today and come back for next game”. “I’ve been in this organization my whole career and I like the steps we’re taking”. He has two goals and 10 assists in 22 games this season and had scored just one goal since October 18.

Darren Helm missed training camp and the start of the season because of injury, but he’s been back now for nearly 20 games and still hasn’t scored, even as he has used his speed to create breakaway opportunities. Especially in the situation we were down one. When you leave it a one-goal game, you leave it up to chance. “The guys were able to clog it up and make it an easier night for me”. “We’d like to not leave it to chance”.

They did Wednesday in beating the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1.

Cam Talbot will start in goal against the Red Wings.

Lindholm had a hat trick in a five-point game against the Oilers last season in a March game.

However, this last point is key in assessing where the Oilers now stand with Yakupov on the shelf.

“Petr (Mrazek) and I maybe need to bear down a little more for the guys”, Howard said. This game wrapped up a nine-game home slate in November for the Hurricanes, who go to Buffalo on Friday night.

Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson called it a little bit of a concern.

“You can’t take your foot off the gas and you have to capitalize on the opportunities”, Ward said. We haven’t seen that this year. I would love for us to play like that every night.