EDMONTON — Defenceman Martin Marincin scored in the 12th round of the shootout as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the struggling Boston Bruins on Wednesday.
Marincin was the only player to score in the shootout as both clubs combined to go 0-for-23 leading up to his attempt.
Nail Yakupov, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Teddy Purcell scored in regulation for the Oilers (17-32-10), who ended a 13-game losing streak against Boston that extended back to 2001.
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Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith and David Pastrnak replied for the Bruins (28-20-9), who have now lost five games in a row and are in danger of slipping out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.
The Oilers were buzzing in the early going in and it paid off four-and-a-half minutes in as Derek Roy made a pass from behind the net to Yakupov, who beat Boston starter Tuukka Rask to extend his point scoring streak to six games.
Edmonton went up 2-0 on the power play. With four minutes left in the first Purcell sent a pass through the top of the crease to Nugent-Hopkins, who blasted home his 16th of the season.
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