Larkin tied it 2-2 at 11:47, getting sprung on a breakaway on a pass off the boards by Marco Kasper and sending the puck through Stuart Skinner’s legs. As he was shooting, Larkin’s stick was bumped by Oilers defenseman Ty Emberson.
Draisaitl put the Oilers ahead 1-0 on the power play at 6:49 of the first period, sending a shot from the right dot under Lyon’s glove. Evan Bouchard passed to Draisaitl from the point that hit the stick of Larkin, sending the puck bouncing past Detroit defenseman Ben Chiarot, who fanned on a clearing attempt on its way to Draisaitl for his NHL-leading 36th goal of the season.
“We had every opportunity to put them away early in the game, get that third goal,” said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch. “Whether it was 5-on-5 or the power play, I think we were just missing that.”
Jeff Skinner made it 2-0 at 10:29, with Zach Hyman sliding him the rebound off a shot by Adam Henrique off the rush and pushing the puck past a prone Lyon.
“That one I kind of just went to the net and put it in an open net,” said Skinner, who has scored in two straight games. “It’s always nice to contribute, that’s part of my game. I’m just going to try and keep building.
“We had some looks, we could have had another one, maybe. It would have been nice to have another one while we had the lead. And even when we were tied, we still had some looks. Just one of those games where we would have liked to get the next one and they won in a shootout.”