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Roundup: Ducks sneak past Oilers for fifth straight win


ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:17 to play, Ryan Getzlaf extended his points streak to 14 games, and Anaheim beat Edmonton for its fifth straight victory.

Corey Perry's seven-game goal streak ended, but his linemates connected for the deciding score in the Pacific Division-leading Ducks' 15th win in their last 17 meetings with last-place Edmonton.

Teemu Selanne ended his 19-game goal drought in the second period, and Jonas Hiller made 23 saves to help the Ducks improve to 13-0-2 at Honda Center.

Sam Gagner scored the tying goal with 9:34 to play for the Oilers, who have lost three straight. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored, and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 31 shots.

RANGERS 4, FLAMES 3, SO

NEW YORK (AP) — Benoit Pouliot scored in the seventh round of the shootout, and New York rallied to beat Calgary for its first win on a long homestand.

Pouliot scored the fourth goal of the Rangers' first shootout of the season, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped Mikael Backlund to give the Rangers the win. New York is 1-3-1 on its team-record, nine-game homestand.

Derek Stepan and Carl Hagelin scored to erase the Rangers' early 2-0 deficit, and Chris Kreider made it 3-3 with 7:53 left in regulation.

Backlund, Curtis Glencross and Sean Monahan scored in regulation for Calgary.

PANTHERS 2, CANADIENS 1

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesse Winchester and Nick Bjugstad scored in a 2:27 span in the second period, and Scott Clemmensen made 17 saves in Florida's victory over Montreal.

Alex Galchenyuk scored for Montreal, and Peter Budaj made 23 saves.

Florida extended its winning streak to three games, and Montreal lost for the third time in four games.

Winchester opened the scoring at 4:44 of the second, beating Budaj with a one-timer off the post. Bjugstad scored at 7:11, finishing off a 3-on-2 rush by firing a wrister under Budaj's glove.

Galchenyuk scored on a power play at 2:28 of the third.