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NHL: Minnesota 3, Winnipeg 2 (SO)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Charlie Coyle scored in the fourth round of a shootout Saturday and the Minnesota Wild stayed on a roll with a 3-2 win over division rival Winnipeg.

After Minnesota's Mikko Koivu and the Jets' Bryan Little each scored in the third round to extend the shootout, Coyle used a forehand-to-backhand move to pull Ondrej Pavelec out of the net and put in the game-winner.

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Mikko Koivu netted a tying shorthanded goal in the third period and Zach Parise supplied a goal and an assist as the Wild posted a 10th win in 11 games.

Niklas Backstrom, making an emergency start after Josh Harding was injured before the game, stopped 37-of-39 shots.

Matt Halischuk and Michael Frolik each registered a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, which dropped a fourth straight.

Pavelec finished with 33 saves.

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