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ST. PAUL, Minn., April 10 (UPI) -- Joe Sakic scored 11:11 into overtime Wednesday, giving Colorado a 3-2 win over Minnesota in the opener of their playoff series.
Ruslan Salei fired a slap shot from the left point that deflected off defenseman Martin Skoula and right to Sakic. He promptly slammed a backhander past Niklas Backstrom to end the first overtime game of the NHL playoffs.
Colorado also got goals from Kurt Sauer and Ryan Smyth. Jose Thoedore made 28 saves. The Avalanche, however, let a two-goal lead get away in the third period.
Mikko Koivu and Todd Fedoruk scored for Minnesota.
The second game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series will be played in Minnesota Friday.
This was the third straight playoff game between these teams that wound up in overtime. The scores of all three games have been 3-2, with Minnesota winning the other two.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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