The Edmonton Oilers, for the first time in 17 regular season National Hockey League games, beat the Detroit Red Wings in regulation, Wednesday night, 3-1.
Was it a perfect game? Not quite, but compared to what we have become used to seeing in these parts? It was a whole lot closer.
9 Things:
9. These are not Mike Babcock‘s Detroit Red Wings. The Wings used to be a lethal mix of high-end offensive talent, a stingy veteran blue-line, and a half-dozen players who you just HATED to skate against.