Red Wings beat Oilers 4-3 as Postava wins NHL debut start

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in a shootout Monday, with goaltender Michal Postava earning a victory in his first NHL start and Lucas Raymond scoring the deciding goal. Postava made 25 saves in regulation and stopped all three Edmonton attempts in the shootout. Raymond scored in the first round, and the Red Wings converted the opportunity for the win. Raymond also recorded two assists during regulation. Detroit had trailed three times before Dylan Larkin tied the game with 1:17 left in the third period. With the Red Wings’ goalie pulled, Larkin collected a bouncing puck in front of the net and scored to force overtime. Neither team scored in the extra period, sending the game to a shootout. Viktor Arvidsson, Emmitt Finnie and Larkin scored in regulation for Detroit. Vasily Podkolzin, Isaac Howard and Colton Dach scored for Edmonton. Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves. The win capped Detroit’s four-game road trip, which it finished with a 2-1-1 record. The Red Wings improved to 5-4-3, while Edmonton fell to 8-2-2 and lost its second straight game. Postava, 24, is an undrafted goaltender from Czechia. Monday’s appearance was his second NHL game:...