National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Anaheim 5, Winnipeg 4
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 11, 2015
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Brad Meier, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brian Mach
Attendance: 17356

Ducks 5, Jets 4 (SO): Defenseman Sami Vatanen made fellow Finn Teemu Selanne's tribute night a complete success as he scored the decisive goal in the sixth round on his first career shootout attempt to give host Anaheim a sweep of the three-game season series.

With Selanne watching from a luxury box, Vatanen skated in on Ondrej Pavelec and beat the netminder to the stick side to help the Ducks improve to 4-2-0 on their season-high eight-game homestand. Rickard Rakell recorded his first career multi-point performance with two goals and two assists, Kyle Palmieri added one of each and Tim Jackman also tallied for Anaheim, which made Selanne's No. 8 the first number retired by the franchise during a pregame ceremony.

Mark Scheifele scored a goal and set up another for the Jets, who concluded a 1-1-1 road trip. Evander Kane, defenseman Zach Bogosian and captain Andrew Ladd also tallied while Pavelec turned aside 39 shots.

Winnipeg opened the scoring at 7:47 of the first period, when Kane sneaked ahead of several players to get to a rebound on the doorstep and put it past Frederik Andersen (28 saves). Rakell jabbed in a loose puck at the top of the crease during a power play 46 seconds later, but Bogosian scored from the bottom of the slot 1:16 afterward to restore the Jets' lead.

Scheifele buried a rebound from the right side of the crease with 5:24 left in the period to make it 3-1 before Jackman beat Pavelec from the low slot at 13:38 of the second to get Anaheim back within one. Ladd made it a two-goal game again with 2:18 remaining by converting a cross-slot pass from Blake Wheeler during a 2-on-1 rush, but Palmieri halved the deficit with a man-advantage tally at 6:25 of the third and Rakell scored following a turnover with 2:03 left to force overtime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Selanne was honored with a lengthy pregame ceremony that included a number of his former teammates - including Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Saku Koivu, Scott Niedermayer and Guy Hebert - as well as his boyhood idol, fellow Finn Jari Kurri. Selanne's No. 8 also was painted in the ice behind both nets. ... Ladd extended his point streak to six games - and tied him with C Bryan Little for the team lead - with his 16th goal. The 29-year-old has collected four tallies and four assists during the run. ... Rakell, who recorded one goal in his first 53 NHL contests, went six games without a point before matching the franchise rookie record for a single game.
Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   Anaheim
Mark Scheifele 2 Points Rickard Rakell 4
Mark Scheifele 1 Goals Rickard Rakell 2
Mark Scheifele 1 Assists Rickard Rakell 2
N/A Power Play Goals Rickard Rakell 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ondrej Pavelec .907 Save Percentage Frederik Andersen .875
Ondrej Pavelec 39 Saves Frederik Andersen 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 32 4 0-6 3-5 17 35
Anaheim 43 5 2-5 6-6 19 47
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Ducks have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .688 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Florida. The Jets have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .619 after a loss.