Eric Staal scored in the sixth round of a shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday night.
Matt Dumba and Jason Zucker scored in regulation for Minnesota, which has won three straight.
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Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves. He entered with a league-best .946 save percentage and 1.65 goals-against average.
Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had goals for the Oilers, whose four-game losing streak began with a 2-1 home overtime loss to the Wild last Sunday.
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Staal scored on a backhand deke before Nugent-Hopkins fired wide in the sixth round.
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