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March 9, 2010, Tuesday
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THE Montreal Canadiens overturned a three-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday in Anaheim, California.
The Ducks (30-27-8) stormed to a 3-0 lead on first-period goals from Corey Perry, Lubomir Visnovsky and Scott Niedermayer, the triple salvo giving the home team a firm grip on the contest.
However, Tomas Plekanec got the Habs on the board in the second and the Canadiens scored twice in the final 1:50 of regulation through Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov, with 11 seconds left, to send the game into overtime.
After a scoreless extra period, Plekanec clinched the win with a goal in the fourth round of the shootout.
"It was huge for us. We fought hard," Plekanec said. "I think we deserved it with that third period. We played well and we pushed them hard. Hopefully we can keep it going. We're in a playoff race."
Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller made 40 saves but could not preserve the Ducks' first win since the Olympic break.
"We made some mistakes with the puck late in the hockey game, and it cost us," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "Nobody feels good about what just happened."
The win moved the Canadiens up to seventh in the Eastern Conference by one point as they try to retain a spot in the playoff positions.
Jaroslav Halak helped lead the way with 21 saves after replacing Carey Price who was pulled after allowing the goals in the first.
In other games, it was: Penguins 2, Bruins 1; Flames 5, Wild 2; Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 4; Sabres 2, Rangers 1, OT; Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 0; Canucks 4, Predators 2; Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 1; and Oilers 2, Devils 0.
In Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period after former linemate Pascal Dupuis' equalizer as Pittsburgh beat Boston.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots by the NHL's lowest-scoring team as the Penguins ended Boston's five-game road winning streak.
Malkin's 23rd goal was a wrist shot through traffic from the right circle less than 90 seconds into the third period. Malkin has at least one point in 16 of 17 games.
Bruins center Marc Savard was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being leveled by Matt Cooke in the third period.
In St Paul, Minnesota, Jarome Iginla had his 10th career hat trick and Vesa Toskala made 27 saves in his first start since being traded to Calgary.
Rene Bourque and Mark Giordano also scored for the Flames, who stayed within a point of Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
In Chicago, Pavel Datsyuk capped a five-goal second period as Detroit rallied to beat Chicago, spoiling a hat track by the Blackhawks' Andrew Ladd.
Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jason Williams and Valtteri Filppula also scored in the second period for Detroit, which came back from a 2-0 deficit to win for the fourth time in five games.
In New York, Patrick Kaleta banked in a rebound off goalie Henrik Lundqvist 2:22 into overtime to snap Buffalo's road losing streak at eight games.
Adam Mair gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead with 5:57 left in regulation, and Brandon Dubinsky tied it for New York with 1:23 remaining.
In Nashville, Tennessee, Jannik Hansen scored the go-ahead goal with just under 6 minutes left for Vancouver.
The Ducks (30-27-8) stormed to a 3-0 lead on first-period goals from Corey Perry, Lubomir Visnovsky and Scott Niedermayer, the triple salvo giving the home team a firm grip on the contest.
However, Tomas Plekanec got the Habs on the board in the second and the Canadiens scored twice in the final 1:50 of regulation through Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov, with 11 seconds left, to send the game into overtime.
After a scoreless extra period, Plekanec clinched the win with a goal in the fourth round of the shootout.
"It was huge for us. We fought hard," Plekanec said. "I think we deserved it with that third period. We played well and we pushed them hard. Hopefully we can keep it going. We're in a playoff race."
Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller made 40 saves but could not preserve the Ducks' first win since the Olympic break.
"We made some mistakes with the puck late in the hockey game, and it cost us," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "Nobody feels good about what just happened."
The win moved the Canadiens up to seventh in the Eastern Conference by one point as they try to retain a spot in the playoff positions.
Jaroslav Halak helped lead the way with 21 saves after replacing Carey Price who was pulled after allowing the goals in the first.
In other games, it was: Penguins 2, Bruins 1; Flames 5, Wild 2; Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 4; Sabres 2, Rangers 1, OT; Hurricanes 4, Thrashers 0; Canucks 4, Predators 2; Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 1; and Oilers 2, Devils 0.
In Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period after former linemate Pascal Dupuis' equalizer as Pittsburgh beat Boston.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots by the NHL's lowest-scoring team as the Penguins ended Boston's five-game road winning streak.
Malkin's 23rd goal was a wrist shot through traffic from the right circle less than 90 seconds into the third period. Malkin has at least one point in 16 of 17 games.
Bruins center Marc Savard was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being leveled by Matt Cooke in the third period.
In St Paul, Minnesota, Jarome Iginla had his 10th career hat trick and Vesa Toskala made 27 saves in his first start since being traded to Calgary.
Rene Bourque and Mark Giordano also scored for the Flames, who stayed within a point of Detroit for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
In Chicago, Pavel Datsyuk capped a five-goal second period as Detroit rallied to beat Chicago, spoiling a hat track by the Blackhawks' Andrew Ladd.
Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jason Williams and Valtteri Filppula also scored in the second period for Detroit, which came back from a 2-0 deficit to win for the fourth time in five games.
In New York, Patrick Kaleta banked in a rebound off goalie Henrik Lundqvist 2:22 into overtime to snap Buffalo's road losing streak at eight games.
Adam Mair gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead with 5:57 left in regulation, and Brandon Dubinsky tied it for New York with 1:23 remaining.
In Nashville, Tennessee, Jannik Hansen scored the go-ahead goal with just under 6 minutes left for Vancouver.
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