FLYERS FIND A WAY FOR OVERTIME WIN
detroit» Brayden Schenn scored 2:44 into overtime and Anthony Stolarz posted his first shutout in his second career start, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 on Sunday night for their ninth consecutive win.
Stolarz made 28 saves, helping Philadelphia outlast Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings. Howard made 34 saves for Detroit in his first start since Nov. 23.
Schenn cut in from the left wing, skated across the top of the crease, faked a backhand shot and then slid the puck in for his eighth goal of the season and fourth in two games.
Howard stopped Pierre-Edouard Bellemaire from the bottom inside edge of the right circle 1:53 into overtime.
SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Antoine Vermette and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist and the Ducks scored a season-high three power-play goals to beat the Senators 5-1. Joseph Cramarossa, Nick Ritchie and Sami Vatanen also scored, and John Gibson made 21 saves. Ryan Dzingel scored for the Senators. Mike Condon made 10 saves before being removed for Andrew Hammond in the second period. Hammond stopped 16 shots. … Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the first period and Braden Holtby made it stand up, stopping 20 shots to help the Capitals beat the Canucks 3-0. Washington nursed a 1-0 lead until Ovechkin earned an assist on a goal by Justin Williams with just under 15 minutes left. Tom Wilson scored into an empty net with 52 seconds remaining to seal the Capitals’ fourth straight victory. … Matt Dumba, Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund scored, Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves and the Wild held on to beat the Blues 3-1. Dumba scored for the second straight game in the second period, and Niederreiter got his eighth goal about seven minutes later. Granlund added an emptynet goal. Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 14th goal of the season for St. Louis. Jake Allen stopped 22 shots for the Blues. … Marian Hossa, Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin scored to lift the Blackhawks over the Stars 3-1. Chicago’s Scott Darling made 23 saves in his fifth straight start while No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford recovers from an appendectomy . ... J.T. Miller and Brady Skjei scored 3:50 apart late in the second period and Antti Raanta stopped 19 shots for his second straight shutout as the Rangers beat the Devils 5-0. Chris Kreider had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Pirri and Jimmy Vesey also scored. … Mark Letestu scored twice in the third period to rally the the Oilers past the Jets 3-2.