Vancouver downs Colorado in overtime

Henrik Sedin scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sedin, whose first goal came on a controversial high stick early in the second period, was attempting to hit twin brother Daniel Sedin with a backdoor pass, but the puck deflected off the stick of Colorado defenseman Kurt Sauer and past a helpless Jose Theodore.

Ducks 3, Sharks 2 (SO): At Anaheim, Calif., Andy McDonald scored the tying goal with 14:04 left in the third period and beat Evgeni Nabokov again for the clinching goal in the shootout, leading the Ducks to a victory over San Jose.

Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 0: At Buffalo, N.Y., Andrew Raycroft made 30 saves for his sixth career shutout, and Mats Sundin had a goal and an assist in Toronto’s win over the Sabres.

Bryan McCabe and Boyd Devereaux also scored for the Maple Leafs, who were last in the NHL in goals entering the game.

Blackhawks 4, Blues 2: At Chicago, rookie Patrick Kane and Jim Vandermeer scored power-play goals and the Blackhawks beat St. Louis.

Rene Bourque scored short-handed and Yanic Perreault added an empty-net goal for Chicago.

Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 1: At Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom broke a second-period tie with a power-play goal, and Dominik Hasek made 15 saves to help the Red Wings beat Columbus and win their ninth straight game.

Thrashers 4, Panthers 1: At Sunrise, Fla., rookie goalie Ondrej Pavelec stopped 36 shots, Ilya Kovalchuk scored his eighth goal in his last four games and Atlanta beat Florida.

Vyacheslav Kozlov, Chris Thorburn and Marian Hossa also scored for Atlanta, 7-3 under interim head coach Don Waddell

Malkin injured

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin didn’t practice in Philadelphia because of an unspecified knee injury but said he expects to play tonight against the Flyers. Malkin was last season’s NHL rookie of the year.