Dwayne Roloson stopped 43 shots and the Edmonton Oilers stifled a third-period Minnesota rally Saturday night to beat the Wild 3-2. Tom Gilbert scored the decisive goal after an assist by Liam Reddox in the second period, and Zach Stortini and Ales Hemsky also scored goals for the Oilers, who have won two of their last three games following a three-game losing streak.

Dwayne Roloson took a shutout into the third period Friday and made 30 saves to help bring the Edmonton Oilers a 3-1 victory over Minnesota. The Oilers broke a three-way tie with Minnesota and Vancouver and moved into second place behind Calgary in the Northwest Division. It was Edmonton's fourth win in five games.

Five different Kings scored Tuesday, lifting Los Angeles past the Minnesota Wild 5-2 heading into the All-Star break. Kyle Calder, Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, Derek Armstrong and Patrick O'Sullivan all scored for the Kings, who snapped a four-game losing streak and picked up their first road win since Dec.

Pekka Rinne made 32 saves Saturday night to post his second save and stay unbeaten this season and lead the Nashville Predators to a 1-0 win over Minnesota. Rinne is 6-0-0 in eight starts for Nashville, which won for the fourth time in its last five games. J.P.

By Mike Patterson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Jan. 14--Overtime shootouts in the American Hockey League usually are reserved for the high-scoring forwards.