DETROIT – Jiri Hudler scored and Dominik Hasek made three saves in a shootout, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night in a rematch of the Western Conference finals.

Anaheim’s Todd Bertuzzi scored and set up a go-ahead goal late in the second period for the defending Stanley Cup champions against his former team, but the Red Wings tied it at 2 early in the third.

Tomas Holmstrom tied the game on a power-play goal off a cross-crease assist from Henrik Zetterberg, who had scored midway through the first period.

Detroit had an extra skater midway through the third period, was on the power play for the final 30 seconds of regulation and early in overtime, but couldn’t get a shot past Ilya Bryzgalov.

Bryzgalov made 39 saves, playing for injured goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Hasek stopped 13 shots.

After Anaheim eliminated the Red Wings in six games and beat the Ottawa Senators in five for the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, the Ducks signed two players away from Detroit in July with two-year deals: Bertuzzi and sharp-shooting defenseman Mathieu Schneider.

Bertuzzi showed Detroit, which only wanted to give him a one-year contract, that he still can produce. He scored from the slot and assisted on Ryan Getzlaf’s goal. The Ducks will have to wait a couple of weeks, however, for Schneider to contribute because he’s out with an ankle injury.

Giguere is day to day after having hernia surgery, which is also keeping checking center Samuel Pahlsson out of the lineup.

The Ducks opened the season in England, where they split two games with Los Angeles, and will play at Columbus and Pittsburgh later this week before facing Boston on Oct. 10 in their home opener.

Both goaltenders started strong in the shootout, turning away the first two shots they faced.

Hudler, who is being asked to play a larger role, took advantage of being picked to participate in the shootout by scoring on Detroit’s third attempt.

Hasek then sealed the victory in Detroit’s season opener by stopping Corey Perry.

The Ducks were without some of their key players because of injuries, but are also missing defenseman Scott Niedermayer and forward Teemu Selanne because both are deciding whether they want to play or retire.

Notes: Several upper-deck sections had empty rows and patches of seats in the lower bowl did not have fans in them at Joe Louis Arena, continuing a trend in a place once known as Hockeytown. … Bertuzzi was booed almost every time he had the puck.

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