Kane scores twice in Oilers' victory over Red Wings

EDMONTON — Evander Kane had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers limped to a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday after having an early 3-0 advantage.

Devin Shore, Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, Kailer Yamamoto and Warren Foegele also scored for the Oilers (33-23-4), who have won three straight as they try to solidify their playoff position.

Marc Staal had a pair of goals and Sam Gagner, Filip Zadina and Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings (24-29-7), who've lost six straight.

The Oilers got off to a quick start with three goals before Detroit got its first shot. Edmonton scored two minutes into the contest when Shore tipped a Derek Ryan shot past Detroit starter Thomas Greiss. The Oilers came into the game with an 18-0 record when scoring first this season.

The home side struck again just 72 seconds later when McDavid redirected a Duncan Keith shot and then put in his own rebound for his 33rd goal of the season.

They then made it 3-0 just four-and-a-half minutes into the first period when Hyman was allowed to cut in front untouched to put a backhand for his 20th past Greiss, who was pulled in favour of Alex Nedeljkovic after allowing three goals on six shots.

Detroit gained some energy from that move and pumped eight straight shots on the Edmonton net, scoring nine minutes into the fist period as Staal sent a shot through heavy traffic in front that got past Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen.

The Oilers added to their lead late in the first on the power play as Yamamoto parked in front of the net to whack home his career-best 14th goal of the season.

Detroit made it 4-2 late in the second period as Gagner cashed in on a giveaway, scoring from a sharp angle.

The Red Wings came roaring back with a pair of