National Hockey League Game Capsules
Winnipeg, MB (SportsNetwork.com) – Kyle Palmieri’s tally with 53 seconds elapsed in overtime lifted Anaheim over Winnipeg by a 4-3 count at MTS Centre. Rene Bourque, Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler also scored with Ryan Getzlaf adding three assists for the Ducks, who have won four in a row and seven of their last nine. Frederik Andersen stopped 27-of-30 shots for the victory. Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien and Jacob Trouba lit the lamp for the Jets, whose last two defeats have come beyond regulation. Ondrej Pavelec suffered the loss by stopping only 21 shots.
Final Score: Detroit 3, Carolina 1
Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Tomas Tatar scored twice and Petr Mrazek came up with 34 saves as Detroit claimed a 3-1 victory over Carolina on Sunday. Pavel Datsyuk added a goal and two assists for the Red Wings, who have won three in a row and seven of their last eight. Jay McClement provided the sole offense for the Hurricanes, while Cam Ward stopped only 19 pucks in defeat.
Final Score: Ottawa 4, Vancouver 3 (OT)
Ottawa, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Erik Karlsson netted the game-winning goal 1:21 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators battled back from a three-goal deficit to top the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, on Sunday. Mika Zibanejad, who finished with two goals and two assists, dropped a pass back to Karlsson in the slot and the Ottawa captain beat a screened Eddie Lack with a wrister for the win. David Legwand scored on the power play to spark the comeback, Bobby Ryan tallied three helpers and Craig Anderson made 30 saves for the Senators, who ended a five-game skid. Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, while Brad Richardson and Kevin Bieksa also scored for Vancouver, which got 41 stops from Lack in its second straight loss.
Final Score: Edmonton 2, San Jose 1
Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – David Perron scored the deciding goal in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers ended an 11-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. Nail Yakupov tallied a power-play goal and Ben Scrivens turned aside 20-of-21 shots for the Oilers, who won their first game since a 3-1 victory over the Rangers on Nov. 9. Edmonton also defeated a Western Conference opponent for the first time this season after starting out 0-12-4. Tye McGinn provided San Jose’s lone goal and Alex Stalock made 22 saves as the Sharks had a four-game winning streak come to an end. The two teams will play again in San Jose on Tuesday.
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