much better than us. They are a great teeam, not only tactically and technically, but they are athletic and their performance along with everything else was very, very strong, he told Sky Sports.dddddddd

DETROIT -- Connor McDavid didnt need a shot on goal Sunday night to deliver for the Pacific Division-leading Edmonton Oilers.McDavid perfectly set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a go-ahead goal late in the second period, giving Edmonton a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.On a night where the team was more important than the individual and Connor was a little bit quiet, he still found a way to have an impact on maybe the most important play of the game, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. A lot of guys wouldve shot that puck. He had enough patience to find Nugent for a wide-open goal.McDavid made the goal happen, starting with a faceoff he won in the left circle. After the draw, the 19-year-old center skated toward the net before subtly finding a spot on the bottom of the right circle. McDavid got the puck back, drew three Detroit players, and threaded a pass between two of them to Nugent-Hopkins on the inside of the left circle, where he shot into an empty net.If that pass gets picked off or knocked down, were having a different debate on why I didnt shoot it, McDavid said. I saw a play. Lucky it worked out.McDavid has five goals and nine assists in 13 games in his second NHL season, and his skill seems a bigger factor than good fortune.He made a great play, said Detroits Justin Abdelkader, who scored his teams only goal. He froze everyone.Edmontons Tyler Pitlick scored a tying goal late in the first period on a wraparound and Jonas Gustavsson made 22 saves, helping hold off his former teammates with a one-goal lead in the final period.We played real well, especially in the third, Gustavsson said. We didnt open up, kept it real simple and didnt give them a lot of chances to tie it up. We played a real mature period.The Oilers have won two straight, playing their first set of back-to-back games this season, after losing three in a row.Abdelkader put the Red Wings up 1-0 midway through the first period on a power play, making them the first team to score with an extra skater at home against the Oilers, who rank among the NHL leaders in penalty killing.Jimmy Howard made 26 saves for the Red Wings, who have has lost five straight after winning six consecutive games.We got off to a good start and got the lead, but then we spent too much time outside, Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg said.Detroit pulled Howard with a minute left and a faceoff in the Edmonton end but couldnt score to send the game to overtime.There are too many times where we are passing up shots and trying to take an extra pass, Abdelkader said. Sometimes, the best play in hockey is putting the puck on the net.Game notesGustavsson, a former Red Wing, played in just his second game this season to give Cam Talbot a break. ... Detroit F Thomas Vanek missed his sixth game with a lower body injury. ... The Oilers scratched F Zack Kassian and F Jesse Puljujarvi.UP NEXTOilers: Edmonton plays at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.Red Wings: Detroit plays at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.Air Max Plus Clearance . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Air Max Plus Tn Fake . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov. http://www.wholesalenikeshoesclearance.com/ . 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Liverpool got the scoring underway in the 27th minute thanks to a Sadio Mane header with Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can adding to the tally in the first half. Roberto Firmino got himself on the scoresheet 12 minutes into the second period with Mane nabbing his second on the hour mark, but Daryl Janmaat denied Liverpool a clean sheet in the 75th minute before Georginio Wijnaldum rounded off the scoring on the stroke of full-time. Liverpool 6-1 Watford It was Watfords heaviest defeat of the season so far, but Mazzarri was looking to take lessons from the game to get his team back on track after the international break.First of all, congratulations to Liverpool because they were much better than us. They are a great teeam, not only tactically and technically, but they are athletic and their performance along with everything else was very, very strong, he told Sky Sports.dddddddddddd This game has been a lesson for the future. I have managed to understand many things from this game, the same as I did when we played against Burnley. Watfords Daryl Janmaat admitted Liverpool were the better team We will learn a lot of things from today and we will manage to prepare them better for next time.The Hornets were dealt a blow in the 33rd minute when goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes was taken off with a knee injury during Liverpools second goal, but Mazzarri could not give many further details after the game. Were not sure [what the injury is]. He had a very big knock of his knee but were not sure if it is something on the knee or that the knee turned around, so we have to check in the coming days and we will see.Also See:Liverpool hit six to go topAs it happened ' ' '