National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 31, 2014
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Tom Kowal, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Steve Miller
Attendance: 17174

Ducks 5, Jets 4 (OT): Defenseman Stephane Robidas beat Ondrej Pavelec with a blast from the top of the slot 16 seconds into overtime to complete the biggest comeback in franchise history as host Anaheim extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1).

Captain Ryan Getzlaf recorded a goal and an assist while Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for the Ducks, who rallied from a 4-0 deficit to increase their lead over San Jose in the Pacific Division to three points. Nick Bonino, Hampus Lindholm and Corey Perry also scored as Anaheim climbed within one point of St. Louis for the top spot in the Western Conference and four of Boston in the race for the Presidents' Trophy.

Blue-liner Jacob Trouba, Matt Halischuk, Blake Wheeler and Eric Tangradi tallied for the Jets, who trail Phoenix by eight points for the second wild card in the West with six games remaining. Pavelec turned aside 31 shots as Winnipeg fell to 1-2-1 on its five-game road trip.

Trouba opened the scoring at 8:48 of the first period and Halischuk buried a rebound on the doorstep less than five minutes later to double the lead. Wheeler made it 3-0 during a power play 33 seconds into the middle session before Tangradi converted a cross-slot feed from defenseman Zach Redmond for a four-goal advantage.

Bonino began Anaheim's comeback by putting a backhander under the crossbar from near the left post with 2:16 left in the second and Getzlaf drilled a shot past Pavelec from the bottom of the left faceoff circle while on the power play 3:06 into the third. Lindholm knocked home a rebound in front 70 seconds later before Perry put in a pass from behind the net by Getzlaf with 22.7 seconds remaining to forge a tie.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Anaheim C Mathieu Perreault's three-game goal-scoring streak came to an end, but he extended his point run to nine contests with an assist on Getzlaf's tally. ... Bonino became the fourth member of the Ducks to reach the 20-goal mark, joining Perry (39), Getzlaf (31) and C Andrew Cogliano (21). ... Wheeler extended his goal-scoring streak to three games and matched his career high of 64 points set in 2011-12.
Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   Anaheim
Matt Halischuk 1 Points Ryan Getzlaf 2
Matt Halischuk 1 Goals Ryan Getzlaf 1
Dustin Byfuglien 1 Assists Patrick Maroon 2
Blake Wheeler 1 Power Play Goals Ryan Getzlaf 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ondrej Pavelec .861 Save Percentage Frederik Andersen .892
Ondrej Pavelec 31 Saves Frederik Andersen 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 37 4 1-3 0-1 4 32
Anaheim 36 5 1-1 2-3 8 43
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Ducks have a W/L % of .729 after a win and .519 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Jets have a W/L % of .424 after a win and .442 after a loss.