Saku Koivu scored just 14 seconds into overtime as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a 4-2 deficit with ten minutes to play and defeated the Isles 5-4 at Honda Center. With the "loser point," the Isles climb within six points of Boston for eighth place in the East. On to the Trick:
1. Each team scored twice in the first period as neither team could hold a lead for more than one minute. Richard Park and Kyle Okposo had the Isles' goals, sandwiching Duck goals by Matt Beleskey and Lubomir Visnovsky.
2. The Isles grabbed control of the game in the second period as Okposo and John Tavares each scored on the power play. Okposo's goal, his 16th, gave him only the second multi-goal game of his career (2 against Atlanta on 1/29/2009). Tavares, who scored in ...
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Stat Trick: Anaheim Ducks 5, New York Islanders 4 (overtime)
Posted: 20th March 2010 by Eric Hornick in NHLComments Off on Stat Trick: Anaheim Ducks 5, New York Islanders 4 (overtime)