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Red Wings 4, Oilers 3, SO
Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Jason Williams and Henrik Zetterberg made sure the Detroit Red Wings left Edmonton with a one-point lead in the NHL standings.

Williams and Zetterberg beat Dwayne Roloson in a shootout to give the Red Wings their fifth straight victory, 4-3 over Edmonton on Saturday night.

Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom and Chris Chelios scored in regulation, and Manny Legace made 25 saves to help Detroit push its points total to 97, one more than Eastern Conference co-leaders Carolina and Ottawa. The Red Wings are 13-2 since Jan. 30.

"We weren't flying tonight, but we found a way," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said.

Roloson stopped Pavel Datsyuk on Detroit's first attempt in the shootout, and Edmonton's Fernando Pisani shot wide on the Oilers' first try.

Williams then beat Roloson with a forehand shot after a deke, Legace stopped Sergei Samsonov, and Zetterberg ended it with a backhand shot through Roloson's legs.

"Not bad hands, huh?" Red Wings goalie Manny Legace said. "He's young and exciting to watch with these new rules."

Pisani forced the overtime, scoring short-handed with 2:57 left in regulation.

"We lost a point and we wanted two points," Oilers coach Craig MacTavish said. "We're marginally pleased."

Chelios tied it at 2 with 5:07 left in the second period, beating Dwayne Roloson on a power play off an assist from Zetterberg, and Holmstrom put the Red Wings ahead at 4:12 of the third with his 22nd goal of the season.

Zetterberg opened the scoring at 10:08 of the first, his 35th goal of the season and 17th on the power play. Jarret Stoll tied it with 7:13 left in the first, and Steve Staios put the Oilers in front with 8:03 remaining in the second.

"There is only so much you can do with that much talent on the ice," Staios said.

Roloson made 24 saves for the Oilers.

Notes: The Red Wings are 2-1 in shootouts, while Edmonton is 6-7 in an NHL-high 13 shootouts. ... Legace improved to 29-8-2. ... Detroit was 2-for-5 on the power play, and Edmonton was 0-for-6. ... Zetterberg has nine goals in his last eight games. ... Oilers captain Jason Smith recorded his 100th career assist.


Three star selections
1st:   FERNANDO PISANI
2nd:   HENRIK ZETTERBERG
3rd:   SHAWN HORCOFF
Winning Goaltender
Manny Legace

Losing Goaltender
Dwayne Roloson

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

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