One of Detroit's top prospects struggles as the Red Wings dominate. Can he break out, or is this a sign of things to come for the surprising NHL contenders?

A talented superstar is set to arrive in Hockeytown on Sunday, as the Edmonton Oilers, led by their captain, Connor McDavid, prepare to face the Detroit Red Wings.

Playing alongside Larkin for that matchup were Lucas Raymond — the Red Wings’ star winger, returning from a multi-game absence due to an upper-body injury — and Emmitt Finnie, the 20-year-old rookie who has tuned heads in Detroit all Fall. And on most nights, that’s the line the Red Wings will be looking to for offense.

Noah Philp & Isaac Howard will return to the lineup for the Oilers on Sunday afternoon in the second of back-to-back games against the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena

Preview the Oct. 17 matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

Rookies Axel Sandin Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård & Emmitt Finnie are holding their own with the Detroit Red Wings in a four-game win streak.

DETROIT – Emmitt Finnie lined up for the opening faceoff Sunday opposite a pair of Hall-of-Famers and then proceeded to show why the Detroit Red Wings kept the 20-year-old former seventh-round draft pick on their season-opening roster.

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