Oilers 4, Coyotes 3 (SO)
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner and the Edmonton Oilers brought their four-game losing streak to an end with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.
Left winger Matt Hendricks also scored in the shootout for Edmonton, while left winger Mikkel Boedker got one for Arizona.
The teams went into the third period tied 2-2 and traded goals in the final frame.
Coyotes rookie left winger Max Domi launched a rink-wide saucer pass on a two-on-one break to winger and fellow rookie Anthony Duclair, who one-timed the puck into the top corner at 5:51 of the third period. The goal was a masterpiece of hand-eye coordination.
With 5:52 left in regulation, right winger Jordan Eberle scored his second goal of the game, roofing a backhand past Coyotes netminder Louis Domingue after Nugent-Hopkins provided the pass from behind the goal.
When the game got to overtime, the Coyotes' incredible streak of games without a regulation loss to Edmonton was extended to 20. The Coyotes have not been beaten in regulation by the Oilers since Jan. 25, 2011.
Only 6:56 into the first period, the Coyotes opened the scoring when left winger Jordan Martinook threaded a pass through two Oilers and onto the stick right winger Steve Downie in the slot. Downie was left with a simple tap-in.
Only 59 seconds later, the Oilers tied it on a similar play, with center Leon Draisaitl funneling a pass from the corner for Taylor Hall to tap past Domingue.
At 11:39, Eberle scored on the power play, ripping a shot past Domingue after center Mark Letestu made a clever pass in the slot.
The Oilers had plenty of chances to extend their lead in the second period, but Domingue made several excellent stops, including point-blank saves on Hall and left winger Benoit Pouliot.
With starter Mike Smith injured, Domingue, who began the season with the Coyotes' American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass., has taken over as the team's starter.
Domingue's work was rewarded when the Coyotes tied the game 2-2 with 5:30 left in the second period. Right winger Brad Richardson found the puck in a scramble and poked it through the pads of Oilers goalie Cam Talbot.
NOTES: The NHL announced that Coyotes LW John Scott, who has one point this season and has played in just 11 games, won the Pacific Division fan vote and will be a captain at the All-Star Game. ... The Coyotes scratched Scott along with LW Craig Cunningham and D Stefan Elliott. ... C Connor McDavid, the first overall pick in the 2015 draft, is practicing with the Oilers. He broke his clavicle on Nov. 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers. ... Joining McDavid on the Oilers' injured reserve list are D Andrew Ference (undisclosed), D Oscar Klefbom (undisclosed) and RW Nail Yakupov (ankle). ... As of Saturday, the Oilers have lost 154 man games to injury; the team lost 250 man games all of last season. ... Oilers LW Rob Klinkhammer (ankle) returned to the Oilers' lineup. He last played Dec. 15. ... The Coyotes have four players on injured reserve: C Martin Hanzal (lower body), C Boyd Gordon (upper body), C Joe Vitale (upper body) and G Mike Smith (lower body). ... The Oilers scratched D Mark Fayne, RW Iiro Pakarinen and LW Luke Gazdic.