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CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Todd Bertuzzi scored on the power play with 28 seconds left in overtime Wednesday night as Vancouver pulled out its fourth straight win, 4-3 over Chicago.

DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Niklas Sundstrom scored with 60 seconds left in the third period Wednesday night, lifting Montreal into a 1-1 tie with Dallas.

SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Cedric Cobbs rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown Wednesday night to lead Arkansas to a 27-14 victory over Missouri in the Independence Bowl.

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Peter Worrell and Steve Moore scored their first goals of the season Wednesday night, leading Colorado to a 2-1 victory over Calgary.

SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ronny Turiaf and freshman Adam Morrison each scored 15 points Wednesday night as No. 18 Gonzaga blasted Eastern Washington, 70-49.

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ruslan Salei scored a bizarre shorthanded goal Wednesday night that helped boost Anaheim past Carolina, 3-1.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Maxim Afinogenov and Miroslav Satan recorded hat tricks Wednesday night, sending Buffalo storming past Washington, 7-1.

DETROIT, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal of the game 2:24 into overtime Wednesday night as Detroit posted a wild 6-5 victory over Atlanta.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves and Alyn McCauley scored with 4:59 left Wednesday night as San Jose blanked Columbus, 1-0.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jason Kidd scored nine of his 23 points in the third quarter Wednesday night as New Jersey pulled away for an 88-70 win over Golden State.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- San Jose State's Neil Parry, whose right leg was amputated almost three years ago, will participate in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 10.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Morgan Scalley returned a fumble 74 yards with 1:36 remaining Wednesday, finishing off Utah's 17-0 blanking of Southern Mississippi in the Liberty Bowl.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The coaches involved in the Sugar Bowl said Wednesday they had little interest in the Rose Bowl -- where a part of the national crown could be at stake.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Jason Blake matched a career high with four points Wednesday as the New York Islanders coasted to a 6-1 rout of Pittsburgh.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups scored 22 points and dictated play down the stretch with his playmaking Wednesday as Detroit overcame Portland, 78-71.