Monday, March 5, 2012

Red Wings extend lead over Canucks

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler scored in the shootout to give the Red Wings a 4-3 win over Vancouver on Thursday that padded their lead over the Canucks in the NHL's Western Conference.

Both shooters beat goalie Roberto Luongo on the stick side to give the Red Wings a 6-0 record this season in shootouts. Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard smothered Alex Edler's close-in shot, and Mason Raymond lost control of the puck in the tiebreaker.

Drew Miller, Hudler and Dan Cleary gave the Red Wings one-goal leads but they still needed overtime to notch their ninth time in 10 games and move four points ahead of Vancouver, which has a game in …

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