EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -Sam Gagner scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers edged closer to Colorado in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 7-5 victory over the Avalanche on Saturday.
Dustin Penner, Fernando Pisani, Kyle Brodziak, Marty Reasoner and Marc Pouliot also scored for the Oilers.
Tyler Arnason, Ruslan Salei, Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk and John-Michael Liles had goals for the Avalanche.
It was the 11th win in the last 14 outings for the Oilers, three points behind eighth-place Colorado in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Avalanche went winless on their three-game road trip and have lost four straight.
Predators 2, Blackhawks 1, SO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Rich Peverley and Alexander Radulov scored in the shootout, and Nashville stopped its six-game home skid.
Jason Arnott scored for Nashville, and Dan Ellis stopped two of three attempts to help the Predators improve to 3-5 in shootouts.
Andrew Ladd scored for Chicago.
Kings 4, Stars 2
DALLAS (AP) – Lubomir Visnovsky scored the go-ahead goal with 2:06 left after Michal Handzus tied it 55 seconds earlier, and Los Angeles rallied to beat fading Dallas.
Handzus added another goal with 1:19 left to give the Kings a two-goal cushion and hand the Stars their season high-tying fourth straight loss.
Stu Barnes’ second-period goal gave the Stars a 2-1 lead, and Dallas seemed on the verge of snapping their skid. But Handzus Handzus stole the puck from defenseman Trevor Daley and scored at 16:59 to tie it at 2.
Brenden Morrow added a power-play goal for the Stars, 1-7 in their last eight games. Dallas had won 13 of 15 before the current slump knocked the Stars out of the Pacific Division lead.
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