ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Nick Bonino scored
1:54 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks moved to the brink of the
second round with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 on
Wednesday night.
Defenseman Ben Lovejoy took the puck
behind the Detroit net and fed it in front. Bonino scored for the Ducks,
who took a 3-2 series lead.
Game 6 is Friday night at Joe Louis
Arena, where the Ducks will attempt to close out just their second
playoff series victory since winning the Stanley Cup in 2007.
Johan Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson scored for the Red Wings, who had two brief leads. Jimmy Howard stopped 31 shots.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf tied it, Kyle
Palmieri also scored, and Jonas Hiller made 29 saves in Anaheim's first
victory in three overtime games in the series.
