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NEW YORK (AP) Authentic Joe Pavelski Jersey , Trevor Daley knew he needed to get in position in front of the net.Daley was in the right spot and tipped in Frans Nielsen’s pass with 5.6 seconds showing on the clock to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the rebuilding New York Rangers on Sunday night.”I heard the bench saying there was only 10 seconds left so I knew we had to get it to the net,” Daley said. ”I went to the net and Nielsen made a great play. I just got lucky and put my stick on it and it went in.”Andreas Athanasiou and Darren Helm also scored for the Red Wings, and Jimmy Howard stopped 36 shots. Detroit improved to 5-3-2 in its last 10 games and pulled into a tie with Florida five points behind Columbus for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.”We know we’re in desperation hockey,” Daley said. ”We know we’ve got to win, we’ve got to win now. Tonight was just another desperate game on a back-to-back.”J.T. Miller and Jesper Fast scored for the Rangers, and Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves. New York lost its seventh straight, hours after trading star forward Rick Nash to Boston for three players and two draft picks. It also was the Rangers’ first game since trading speedy forward Michael Grabner to New Jersey on Friday night.Ryan Spooner, one of the players acquired from the Bruins, had two assists in his debut for the Rangers, who are 0-6-1 in their last seven and have just three wins in the last 17 games (3-13-1).New York’s Chris Kreider hit the crossbar on a backhand with 55 seconds left in the extra period.”We just can’t catch a break right now,” Lundqvist said. ”We’re getting some good looks and creating some good chances to win. … The good thing is that I think it was a step forward for us Joe Thornton Jersey , the way we played the game.”Fast tied it when he put in the rebound of Kevin Hayes‘ shot from the left side with 8:44 left in regulation for his 10th of the season.Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill liked the way his team pulled out the victory in overtime, one night after beating Carolina at home.”We think we’ve been in position to do this type of thing, to go on runs, to be a playoff team,” he said. ”We haven’t done it enough. It doesn’t matter what you think, it matters what you prove, but we believe a lot in this team.”Howard made four great saves – one on Brady Skjei and three successive tries by Pavel Buchnevich – during a flurry by the Rangers to preserve Detroit’s lead with 11:20 remaining. The puck went in the net but officials waved it off, saying Mika Zibanejad kicked it in, and the call was confirmed after a long video review.The Red Wings extended their lead to 2-0 about 4 1/2 minutes into the second as Helm got the puck after Rangers defenseman John Gilmour fell down near the blue line, skated up the ice and beat Lundqvist from the right circle for his eighth.Miller got the Rangers on the scoreboard on the power play when he took a pass from Spooner and fired a slap shot from the left circle for his 13th at 7:51.Athanasiou got the Red Wings on the scoreboard with seven seconds left in the first as he brought the puck up the right side with defenseman Rob O’Gara on him, and sent a shot from the left circle through O’Gara’s skates and then through Lundqvist’s legs for his 12th.NOTES: Before the game Joonas Donskoi Jersey , the Rangers honored Hall of Fame center Jean Ratelle by raising a banner with his name and No. 19 to the rafters at Madison Square Garden. Ratelle, who centered the famous GAG Line with Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield, had 336 goals and 481 assists in 861 games with the Rangers. … The Rangers also got forward Matt Beleskey, prospect defenseman Ryan Lindgren and two draft picks from Boston in the Nash trade. … Miller’s goal was his first since Feb. 3 at Nashville. He had five assists in 10 games since. … Detroit won two of the three meetings this season, with all three matchups going beyond regulation. … Helm got his fourth goal and 10th point in his last 13 games. … Athanasiou has two goals and two assists in his last four games, after totaling one assist in his previous 11.UP NEXTRed Wings: At the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, the second stop on a five-game trip.Rangers: At the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night to open a three-game trip to Western Canada.—Follow Vin Cherwoo at www.twitter.com/VinCherwooAP— DENVER (AP) Late in the second period, with his team outplaying Colorado, Edmonton coach Todd McLellan couldn’t believe his Oilers were trailing 2-1.”Jay Woodcroft and I looked at each other and said, `How are we losing this game?”’ McLellan said.They didn’t, thanks to another big game by Connor McDavid.Article continues below ...McDavid had his third hat trick of the season and fourth of his career Justin Braun Jersey Kids , and the Oilers beat the Avalanche 4-2 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.McDavid now has 11 goals in the last nine games and two hat tricks. His first two goals tied the game, and his last one was into an empty net with 1:26 remaining.”Obviously the team isn’t finding a way to have success, but it’s a credit to the guys I’m playing with,” McDavid said. ”It’s been pretty fluid, I’ve been playing with a bunch of guys, and it’s a credit to them.”He has five goals in two games against the Avalanche this season.Ryan Strome also scored and Cam Talbot had 24 saves for the Oilers, who snapped Colorado’s 10-game home winning streak. The Avalanche had not lost since Dec. 27 against Arizona but failed to match Pittburgh’s current 11-game home winning streak.Colorado got goals from Tyson Jost and Alexander Kerfoot, and Semyon Varlamov had 36 saves, but the Avalanche couldn’t take advantage of the return of Nathan MacKinnon.MacKinnon missed eight games with a left shoulder injury suffered in Vancouver on Jan. 30. He was second in the league in scoring when he was injured. He entered Sunday tied for 16th with 61 points.”I felt fine,” MacKinnon said logging 22 minutes, 20 seconds of ice time.He had a chance to tie it late Youth Kevin Labanc Jersey , but his shot with less than four minutes left hit the post. Moments later, McDavid sealed it with his team-leading 26th goal.The Avalanche played most of the third period down two defensemen. Anton Lindholm left late in the second period after crashing into the boards, and Erik Johnson left early in the third with an undisclosed injury.”The couple injuries in the back end could hurt us more than just the loss today,” coach Jared Bednar said.Bednar didn’t specify the injuries, but he was upset at the way his team played after being outshot 15-6 in the third.”There’s no excuse for the third,” he said. ”We played 14 minutes and had three shots on goal in a game we’re trying to win and need to win at home. No excuse for that.”The Avalanche took one-goal leads when Jost scored 4:04 into the game and Kerfoot got his 15th with just under seven minutes left in the second period.Strome nearly tied it at 8:01 of the third but Varlamov slid over to get a pad on his shot. He banged his stick on the floor of the bench in frustration after that but then gave Edmonton its first lead with his first goal in 22 games with 6:42 remaining.”It’s not for lack of chances, lack of effort or lack of caring. That’s the frustrating part,” said Strome, whose last goal came Dec. 23 against Montreal. ”You come to the rink every day and you try to get better and try to do the right things, and when things aren’t going in it’s kind of frustrating. Nice to get that one.”NOTES: Colorado is 24-2-2 when leading after two periods. … Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl had two assists. … The Avalanche recalled G Andrew Hammond from Belleville of the AHL to serve as Varlamov’s backup. Jonathan Bernier was injured in Friday’s game at Winnipeg. … Edmonton G Al Montoya was scratched for the second straight game after taking a puck to the mask in practice Friday. Laurent Brossoit was recalled and served as Talbot’s backup for the second straight game. … The Avalanche assigned F A.J. Greer to San Antonio to make room for MacKinnon. … Edmonton is 3 for 34 on the power play over the last 16 games.UP NEXTOilers: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.Avalanche: Visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.—