DETROIT (AP) – Anaheim earned a return trip to the Motor city.

Todd Marchant scored 1:15 into a third overtime, lifting the Ducks to a 4-3 series-evening win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

Jonas Hiller made a career-high 59 saves and Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Pronger and Ryan Carter scored for the Ducks in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal.

Chris Osgood stopped 42 shots, Brad Stuart, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings, who lost for the first time this postseason.

Marchant had plenty of energy on the game-winning play.

He carried the puck up the middle of ice, made a move to slip into open space in the left circle and flicked a wrist shot past Osgood.

The Red Wings did not take advantage of a rare power play in overtime when Scott Niedermayer was called for tripping with 8:52 left in the first extra period.

They also didn’t have anything to show for outshooting Anaheim 14-6 in the first overtime and 15-9 in the second.

Detroit and Anaheim skated in the first postseason game to go beyond one overtime and were in the longest playoff game since the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit midway through a third overtime in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals last year.

The Ducks have won five straight playoff games against Detroit in overtime, winning twice after regulation two years ago in Western Conference finals en route to hoisting the Stanley Cup.

The second-seeded Red Wings have been pushed physically and prodded mentally by the eighth-seeded Ducks, as expected, after not trailing once in the first round against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Anaheim dominated the top-seeded San Jose Sharks in the first round to set up a matchup between the Ducks and Red Wings, another pair of relatively familiar playoff foes.

Shoves and words have been exchanged near the net after almost every whistle.

Detroit got off to a lucky start as Stuart was credited for a goal – after a lengthy video review – after he centered the puck off his skate and it was redirected into the net by Anaheim’s James Wisniewski.

Getzlaf, who began the day tied for the NHL lead in playoff scoring, scored and had an assist on Pronger’s go-ahead goal 34 seconds apart midway through the first period.

Samuelsson made it 2-all late in the first period as the team combined for as many goals as they had in 59-plus minutes Friday night.

Carter put Anaheim ahead – for the second time in the game and third in the series – early in the second period. The Ducks held onto the lead for 20-plus minutes until Franzen scored his fourth goal of the playoffs 5:19 into the third period.

Notes: Franzen has scored 21 (if he didn’t score in OT) times in 46 playoff games. Just five active players had more goals in their first 46 playoff games, according to STATS. … Franzen and Getzlaf both have a point in six straight games this postseason. … Detroit D Brian Rafalski (upper-body injury) was scratched again and replaced by 47-year-old Chris Chelios, who played in his 262st playoff game to extend his own record. … The defending champion and previous Cup winner are meeting in the playoffs for just the third time since the NHL expanded in 1967. In 1991, Edmonton played Calgary. In 1971, Montreal faced Boston.


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