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NHL: Vancouver 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Markus Naslund scored his second goal of the game with 21 seconds remaining in overtime Wednesday night, giving Vancouver a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay.

The Canucks, winless at home since Dec. 14 (0-5-2), rallied from two deficits to force the extra period.

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In the overtime, defenseman Sami Salo fired a shot that Khabibulin knocked down. Naslund, who already had a goal and two assists, dug out the puck from the feet of Dave Andreychuk in the slot and chipped it past the goalie for his sixth multi-goal game of the season.

Todd Bertuzzi ended a 10-game goalless drought with two tallies and Dan Cloutier made 31 saves for the Canucks, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Defenseman Dan Boyle and Fredrik Modin each had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay, which fell to 0-7-2 all-time at Vancouver.

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