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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit just cannot be beaten at home this
season.
Goals in the third period by Drew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg helped the Red
Wings extend their home winning streak to 18 games in a 4-2 win over the
Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
It's been over three months since Detroit last dropped a home contest -- a
loss to Calgary on November 3 -- as the team has the longest home winning
streak since the 1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers notched a league-tying 20
straight wins at The Spectrum.
Detroit is now 21-2-1 at Joe Louis Arena this season.
Cory Emmerton and Johan Franzen also scored while Joey MacDonald posted 15
saves for the Red Wings, who had gone 2-2-1 on a five-game road trip.
Edmonton center Sam Gagner continued his recent tear with two goals in the
loss and now has eight in his past four games. Including an eight-point effort
against Chicago last Thursday, he now has eight goals and seven assists during
a five-game point streak.
Nikolai Khabibulin allowed all four goals on 30 shots for the Oilers, who have
lost their past two games.
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