Brodeur lifts Devils to SO win over Ducks

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02/17/2012 - Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Brodeur stopped 36 shots in regulation and then two shootout chances as New Jersey topped Anaheim, 3-2, at Prudential Center.

Patrik Elias netted the winner, starting off the third round on a successful wrister, then Brodeur ended the contest with a dramatic sliding save of a Ryan Getzlaf chance.

Adam Henrique and Alexei Ponikarovsky tallied for the Devils, who have won two in a row.

Corey Perry and Sheldon Brookbank scored for the Ducks, who saw a three-game win streak snapped. Jonas Hiller made 25 saves in defeat.

Henrique followed up an Ilya Kovalchuk rebound and flipped it home from the slot just 1:25 into the second period.

It was 2-0 for the hosts when Ponikarovsky slipped a shot through Hiller's pads with 9:04 left, but Perry potted a rebound in close with 3:52 to go.

Anaheim knotted the game with 2:13 left in regulation after Brookbank moved up from the point and ripped home a shot from the circle.

Kovalchuk misfired on a pair of chances to win the game in the final minute- plus of the third period, and the hosts received a bit of good luck in overtime.

Just over a minute in, the Ducks saw a potential game-winner erased. Getzlaf had his stick tied up while gliding towards the right post, and a centering pass from Luca Sbisa redirected off Getzlaf's right skate before crossing the goal line. But a review determined a kicking motion and play continued.

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New Jersey has won eight of its last nine home games against Anaheim since December of 1996...Both clubs are back in action on Sunday, as the Devils head to Montreal, while the Ducks continue their road trip at Florida.

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