CHICAGO — The Detroit Red Wings stormed back from an early deficit for the second time in two nights. This time, the Red Wings pulled out a hard-fought win instead of taking a hard-luck loss.Pavel Datsyuk banked in a shot from a bad angle off Chicago defenseman Nick Leddy for the winning goal 3:08 into overtime, and the Red Wings beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday night.After Corey Crawford made point-blank saves on Jonathan Ericsson and Johan Franzen, Datsyuk got to the loose puck along the goal line to the goalie's left. He whiffed once and then snapped a rising shot that hit Leddy and bounded into the open upper portion of the net as Crawford was down in the crease.Detroit's Dan Cleary scored with 4:45 left in regulation to tie it at 2 after Henrik Zetterberg fired a loose puck into traffic in front.Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Red Wings, who fell behind 2-0 early in the first when Dave Bolland and Patrick Sharp scored 44 seconds apart."We showed a lot of character," said Detroit backup Ty Conklin, who made 29 saves. "It could have been easy to quit, I guess, or not pull it out like we did."We worked ourselves back into last night's game, too. This was a good win."The Red Wings were coming off a 4-3 loss in Toronto on Saturday. Detroit rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie it, but lost after Joffrey Lupul scored late following a Red Wings turnover."The way we had to play (Saturday) night, I didn't think we'd have much energy (Sunday) — and we sure didn't early," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "Our guys stayed with it and dug in. This is a big win for us."Conklin was sharp in his sixth start of the season and first win since beating Colorado 3-0 on Oct. 8.He stopped a penalty shot by Chicago rookie Jimmy Hayes, playing in his fifth NHL game, at 7:53 of the third. It was awarded after Detroit forward Tomas Holmstrom covered a loose puck in the crease as it slid toward the goal line from a scrum.Detroit's comeback sent Chicago to a season-high fourth straight loss. Crawford made 24 saves for the Blackhawks, who lost for the fifth time in six games following a 9-1-1 run.Ducks 7, Blue Jackets 4In Anaheim, Corey Perry completed his fourth NHL hat trick by scoring into an empty net in the final minute, Teemu Selanne had two goals, and the Ducks beat Columbus despite losing goalie Jonas Hiller in the first period.Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists, Andrew Cogliano also scored, and Bobby Ryan and Lubomir Visnovsky each had two assists.Anaheim, coming off a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Friday, has won back-to-back games for the first time since starting the season 4-1. The Ducks had scored more than four goals only once in their 39 previous games — a 6-5 loss to Chicago in Nov. 25.Rick Nash had two goals, and Derick Brassard and Vinny Prospal also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are an NHL-worst 11-25-5 and could have sent Anaheim to the bottom of the standings with a regulation victory. But the Ducks built a 4-1 lead against Steve Mason in the first period after outshooting Columbus 16-8.Senators 6, Flyers 4In Ottawa, Filip Kuba scored the go-ahead goal with 1:11 left and the Senators beat Philadelphia to earn a split of the weekend home-and-home series.Kuba fired a slap shot from the left point past goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, and Nick Foligno sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 45 seconds to go.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Flyers rally, edge Sabres in overtime
BUFFALO, New York — Claude Giroux scored 2:27 into overtime for the Philadelphia Flyers, who overcame a three-goal, first-period deficit and beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Options: Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr moves the puck as he is chased by Sabres defenseman Brayden McNabb in the first period in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday. Philadelphia won 5-4. AP PHOTORookie Matt Read, Scott Hartnell, and Jaromir Jagr scored in the second period, and Maxime Talbot added goals for Philadelphia, which led 4-3 in the third.The Flyers (16-7-3) scored four times on 10 shots bridging the first and second periods after falling behind 3-0 to win their third straight.Philadelphia also climbed out of a three-goal hole on Friday at Anaheim and won on another overtime goal by Giroux, who added three assists against the Sabres. Ilya Bryzgalov made 20 saves."That's the type of team we are, we don't quit," said Giroux, who surged to the top of the NHL scoring race with a four-point night. "We have a lot of character, and we're having a lot of fun here. The second period we played our game, and the third period, too."Zack Kassian had a goal and an assist, and Ville Leino, Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford also scored for the Sabres (14-11-2), who have lost three of four.Buffalo's Ryan Miller, playing in his second game after returning from a concussion/neck injury, stopped 29 shots.After a Sabres turnover in the Philadelphia end, Giroux skated in on Miller on a breakaway and slipped the puck in on a deke for the winner.After Buffalo blew its three-goal lead and fell behind, Stafford tied it at 4 with 1:35 left in regulation — scoring his fifth goal of the season after the Sabres pulled Miller for an extra attacker.The Flyers got within 3-2 at 5:17 of the second period when Read deflected defenseman Kimmo Timonen's slap shot from the left point and sent the puck squirting past Miller.Hartnell tied it at 3 with 5:05 to go in the second when his wrist shot from the right faceoff dot deflected in off the skate of Buffalo defenseman Christian Ehrhoff."It's something you don't want to do, get behind three goals, because sooner or later it's going to come back and become a bad loss," Hartnell said. "But there was lots of hockey left, and we kept going. As the game went on, we got stronger and stronger."Jagr gave the Flyers their first lead with his ninth goal with 2:12 left in the second, wristing in a shot from the top of the left circle to make it 4-3.Capitals 5, Senators 3In Ottawa, Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the Capitals in the third period.Nicklas Backstrom tied it at 2 with his 10th goal on a power play 9:45 into the third. He earned his 19th assist on Ovechkin's go-ahead goal at 13:50.Troy Brouwer scored 15 seconds later to make it a 4-2. John Carlson, who had two assists, scored into an empty net at 19:14 for his third point.Hurricanes 5, Oilers 3In Edmonton, Carolina coach Kirk Muller earned his first win behind the Hurricanes bench, and his club snapped a seven-game losing streak with a victory over the Oilers.Jeff Skinner, Jamie McBain, Patrick Dwyer, Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu scored for the Hurricanes (9-17-4), who won their first game in five tries under Muller, a first-time NHL coach. Tomas Kaberle added two assists.Carolina was 0-6-1 in its previous seven games and 0-5 since Muller took over for the fired Paul Maurice on Nov. 28.COLUMBUS OHIO — The struggling Blue Jackets have named Craig Patrick, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a two-time Stanley Cup champion, their new senior advisor of hockey operations.Patrick, 65, will be responsible for advising general manager Scott Howson on trades and free-agent signings. He will also evaluate Blue Jackets' prospects playing in the AHL and ECHL."He possesses a wealth of experience," Howson said. "His insight and knowledge will be invaluable to the Blue Jackets."
Options: Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr moves the puck as he is chased by Sabres defenseman Brayden McNabb in the first period in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday. Philadelphia won 5-4. AP PHOTORookie Matt Read, Scott Hartnell, and Jaromir Jagr scored in the second period, and Maxime Talbot added goals for Philadelphia, which led 4-3 in the third.The Flyers (16-7-3) scored four times on 10 shots bridging the first and second periods after falling behind 3-0 to win their third straight.Philadelphia also climbed out of a three-goal hole on Friday at Anaheim and won on another overtime goal by Giroux, who added three assists against the Sabres. Ilya Bryzgalov made 20 saves."That's the type of team we are, we don't quit," said Giroux, who surged to the top of the NHL scoring race with a four-point night. "We have a lot of character, and we're having a lot of fun here. The second period we played our game, and the third period, too."Zack Kassian had a goal and an assist, and Ville Leino, Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford also scored for the Sabres (14-11-2), who have lost three of four.Buffalo's Ryan Miller, playing in his second game after returning from a concussion/neck injury, stopped 29 shots.After a Sabres turnover in the Philadelphia end, Giroux skated in on Miller on a breakaway and slipped the puck in on a deke for the winner.After Buffalo blew its three-goal lead and fell behind, Stafford tied it at 4 with 1:35 left in regulation — scoring his fifth goal of the season after the Sabres pulled Miller for an extra attacker.The Flyers got within 3-2 at 5:17 of the second period when Read deflected defenseman Kimmo Timonen's slap shot from the left point and sent the puck squirting past Miller.Hartnell tied it at 3 with 5:05 to go in the second when his wrist shot from the right faceoff dot deflected in off the skate of Buffalo defenseman Christian Ehrhoff."It's something you don't want to do, get behind three goals, because sooner or later it's going to come back and become a bad loss," Hartnell said. "But there was lots of hockey left, and we kept going. As the game went on, we got stronger and stronger."Jagr gave the Flyers their first lead with his ninth goal with 2:12 left in the second, wristing in a shot from the top of the left circle to make it 4-3.Capitals 5, Senators 3In Ottawa, Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored one of three straight goals by the Capitals in the third period.Nicklas Backstrom tied it at 2 with his 10th goal on a power play 9:45 into the third. He earned his 19th assist on Ovechkin's go-ahead goal at 13:50.Troy Brouwer scored 15 seconds later to make it a 4-2. John Carlson, who had two assists, scored into an empty net at 19:14 for his third point.Hurricanes 5, Oilers 3In Edmonton, Carolina coach Kirk Muller earned his first win behind the Hurricanes bench, and his club snapped a seven-game losing streak with a victory over the Oilers.Jeff Skinner, Jamie McBain, Patrick Dwyer, Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu scored for the Hurricanes (9-17-4), who won their first game in five tries under Muller, a first-time NHL coach. Tomas Kaberle added two assists.Carolina was 0-6-1 in its previous seven games and 0-5 since Muller took over for the fired Paul Maurice on Nov. 28.COLUMBUS OHIO — The struggling Blue Jackets have named Craig Patrick, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a two-time Stanley Cup champion, their new senior advisor of hockey operations.Patrick, 65, will be responsible for advising general manager Scott Howson on trades and free-agent signings. He will also evaluate Blue Jackets' prospects playing in the AHL and ECHL."He possesses a wealth of experience," Howson said. "His insight and knowledge will be invaluable to the Blue Jackets."
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