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Scott Niedermayer and the Anaheim Ducks knew they were in for a tough game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night and their expectations were met full on. Both teams battled all night long trading goals and hits, but the Ducks were able to outlast the Flames and pulled out a 3-2 overtime win.

Niedermayer scored his seventh goal of the season on the power play during the second period. His goal tied the game at one, but at the end of regulation the teams found themselves tied at two. Just 55 seconds into overtime though, Niedermayer ended the game, as he is accustomed to doing, with a backhand goal to give the Ducks a huge two points.

"You know you're going to be in a battle with that team because they play a hard brand of hockey," Niedermayer said. "They're all big points for us because of where we are right now. We need every point we can get." The Ducks currently sit in fifth place in the Western Conference with 61 points, just two points ahead of Minnesota and Dallas.

The 35 year old defenseman, who is currently is his 17th NHL season, certainly has not been slowed down as he is averaging over 27 minutes of ice time per game. His amount of ice time is good for second most in the entire league.

With the overtime winner, Niedermayer now has an NHL-record 11 overtime goals in the regular season. He and his teammates will be back in action on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Thrashers.

Posted By: Luke Ventura