Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been with the Oilers for a long time and has seen many coaches come and go, including McLellan. After Thursday's game, he had nothing but praise for his former bench boss.

Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney replaced them ... starting with a win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been with the Oilers for a long time and has seen many ...

The Detroit Red Wings needed a kick in the pants and Todd McLellan administered it ... and in the shootout denied Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who lost control of the puck and didn ...

EDMONTON — Todd McLellan couldn’t be off to a much ... provide us that security and he did that." Edmonton forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins knows firsthand what McLellan can do for a young team ...

But this is a resilient group under coach Todd McLellan ... in regulation and overtime and denied Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who fanned and didn’t get a shot off, in the shootout.

Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings in the tiebreaker, while Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins failed ... Red Wings: Detroit is 12-4-1 since Todd McLellan became coach on Dec. 26.