LOS ANGELES: Pavel Datsyuk scored the overtime winner from a tough angle as the Detroit Red Wings handed the reeling Chicago Blackhawks a fourth straight loss and moved into first place in the National Hockey League's Central division.
Datsyuk gathered a rebound and lifted a wrist shot from the goal line into the Chicago net with under two minutes to play as the Red Wings rallied for a 3-2 win over their division rival.
Chicago led 2-0 on goals from Dave Bolland and Patrick Sharp early in the first period but they could not hold on and are now stuck in their longest losing skid since dropping five straight in 2009.
Detroit's Valtteri Filppula cut the deficit to 2-1 in the first, where the score stood until Daniel Cleary tied the game with just under five minutes left in regulation.
With the win, Detroit (26-14-1) moved into a three-way tie atop the division with St. Louis and Chicago. (Reuters)
