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Habs beat Ducks 4-3 in shootout after late rally

The Columbian
Published: March 8, 2010, 12:00am

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brian Gionta and Andrei Markov scored in the final 1:50 of regulation, and Tomas Plekanec added the shootout winner in the fourth round in the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.

Plekanec also scored in the second period, helping the Habs overcome an early three-goal deficit. Markov’s fourth of the season came with just 10.7 seconds left, after Anaheim’s Corey Perry misfired at an empty net when the Canadiens pulled relief goalie Jaroslav Halak for a sixth attacker.

Anaheim center Saku Koivu played his first game against the team he spent his 13 previous NHL seasons with and captained for 10 of them — tying Jean Beliveau for the longest captaincy in the Canadiens’ 101-year history.

Ryan Getzlaf set up first-period goals by Perry and Scott Niedermayer, and newly acquired Lubomir Visnovsky had a power-play goal for the Ducks, who are six points out of a playoff spot with 17 games left on the schedule. Anaheim has lost three straight since the Olympic break, after going into it on a 14-6-0 roll.

Jonas Hiller made 40 saves, including five in overtime before Gionta and Plekanec put the puck past him during the shootout.

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