Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games

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[March 05, 2015]  March 4 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Wednesday's National Hockey League games:

Red Wings 2, Rangers 1 (Overtime)

Defenseman Marek Zidlicky's power-play goal 1:09 into overtime gave the Detroit Red Wings a win against the New York Rangers.

Zidlicky, who was acquired via a trade from the New Jersey Devils on Monday, jammed in a shot that rolled over goaltender Cam Talbot's back and into the net.

Goaltender Jimmy Howard made 39 saves for the Red Wings (36-15-11) who pulled within a point of second-place Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division.

Right winger Justin Abdelkader also scored for Detroit and center Henrik Zetterberg had two assists.

Defenseman Dan Girardi scored for New York (39-17-7) who tied the New York Islanders at 85 points atop the Metropolitan Division.

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Ducks 3, Canadiens 1

The Anaheim Ducks beat Montreal, putting them in sole possession of the top spot in the Western Conference.

Defenseman Francois Beauchemin, Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler all scored for Anaheim (42-17-7) who also got 37 saves from rookie goaltender John Gibson.

Gibson has won six of his last seven decisions, creating an enviable dilemma for Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau, who also saw No. 1 goalie Frederik Andersen return from injury and earn a win at Arizona Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Montreal (41-18-5) dropped to 0-2 on their West Coast road trip, leaving four teams within four points of them in the East.

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Avalanche 3, Penguins 1

Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, goaltender Semyon Varlamov had 28 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Jarome Iginla and Nathan MacKinnon also scored for Colorado.

Evgeni Malkin scored his fifth goal in the last four games for Pittsburgh, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Penguins.

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The Penguins (36-18-9) are third in the Metropolitan Division and securely in the playoffs barring a collapse in the final 18 games. They trail the New York Rangers by four points. They missed a chance to gain ground on the Rangers, who lost to Detroit in overtime on Wednesday.

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Senators 3, Jets 1

Ottawa goalie Andrew Hammond stopped 35 shots and Kyle Turris scored a goal and set up another as the Senators dumped the Winnipeg Jets.

Hammond was the undisputed star for the Senators (28-23-11), who earned nine of 10 points in their last five NHL contests to stay relevant in the race for a wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

Hammond is to 6-0-1 since injuries to Ottawa starter Craig Anderson and backup Robin Lehner forced him into action.

Kyle Turris, Bobby Ryan and Erik Condra scored for Ottawa.

Michael Frolik netted his 14th goal for Winnipeg (32-21-12).

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