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Oilers blow 3-1 lead but top Red Wings in shootout

The Columbian
Published: February 3, 2012, 4:00pm

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers beat the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday night.

Gagner had two goals and an assist a game after his eight-point game in Edmonton’s 8-4 win over Chicago on Thursday. He also scored in the shootout.

The Oilers blew a 3-1 lead in the third period but sent it to overtime when Jordan Eberle scored with 39 seconds left.

Eberle ended up with a pair of goals for the Oilers, who have won three in a row and are 4-0-1 in their last five games.

Todd Bertuzzi had a pair of goals, and Valtteri Filppula and Drew Miller also scored for the Red Wings, who snapped a two-game winning streak and lost for only the second time in 11 games.

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