NHL Roundup : Oilers Get Past Devils
Reijo Ruotsalainen scored a pair of goals and added three assists Monday night to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 7-6 victory over the New Jersey Devils at East Rutherford, N.J.
The victory gave Edmonton 97 points, two more than the Philadelphia Flyers in the battle for the best record in the National Hockey League.
Ruotsalainen, who left the New York Rangers after last season in protest of then-Coach Ted Sator’s disciplinary style, played in Switzerland this season and joined the Oilers when the Swiss league ended.
He has 3 goals and 7 assists in 9 games with the Oilers, who acquired his rights from the Rangers in an October trade.
Ruotsalainen’s second goal of the game gave the Oilers a 7-5 lead with 7:50 left.
St. Louis 8, Minnesota 5--Doug Gilmour scored his 34th goal and added three assists, and Bernie Federko had two goals and an assist as the Blues turned back the North Stars as Bloomington, Minn.
St. Louis had a 4-3 lead after two periods but broke open the game with four goals in the final period.
Mark Hunter scored his 35th goal for the Blues.
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