Canucks Post Wild Comeback

Matt Cooke scored the tying goal with 1.2 seconds left in regulation and Trent Klatt scored a power-play goal 3 minutes 42 seconds into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in the opener of their Western Conference semifinal series Friday night at Vancouver, British Columbia.

After Lubomir Sekeras was sent to the penalty box for high sticking Henrik Sedin, former University of Minnesota star Klatt went to the top of the crease and deflected Daniel Sedin’s shot past Manny Fernandez.

Wes Walz broke a 1-1 tie with two goals -- both on passes from Marian Gaborik -- in the first 8:11 of the third period for Minnesota. But Markus Naslund’s fifth goal in as many games pulled the Canucks to within one midway through the period.

Cooke scored the tying goal after Todd Bertuzzi won a faceoff with 8.7 seconds left.

Naslund threw a long backhander on the net, and Cooke knocked his first goal of the playoffs past Fernandez in the ensuing scramble.

Ottawa 4, Philadelphia 2 -- Marian Hossa had a goal and two assists to help the Senators overcome a 2-0 deficit by scoring three times in the second period in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Ottawa.

The Senators rallied on goals by Hossa, Martin Havlat and Daniel Alfredsson to win their fifth consecutive playoff game. Zdeno Chara also scored and added an assist for top-seeded Ottawa, which won its quarterfinal series against the New York Islanders in five games.

Philadelphia was looking to avenge its embarrassing loss to Ottawa in the first round last year when it was shut out three times.

The Flyers scored twice in 11 minutes Friday night, getting goals from Tony Amonte and Sami Kapanen on their first two shots before Ottawa rallied.