Hull Comes to the Rescue Just in Time for Red Wings

The Chicago Blackhawks appeared to be in control before Brett Hull took over and sparked the Detroit Red Wings to a stunning victory at Chicago.

Hull’s second goal of the third period tied it with 37 seconds left, and then he made a great pass to Jason Woolley for the winning goal in overtime Sunday night as the Red Wings won, 4-3.

“We didn’t quit when it was 3-1 and it paid off,” Hull said. “We were doing a lot of good things and just kept with it.”

Hull forced overtime when he took a pass from Nicklas Lidstrom and shoved the puck past goalie Jocelyn Thibault.

In overtime, he moved the puck across the ice to a streaking Woolley, who beat Thibault and ended Chicago’s eight-game unbeaten streak.

Playing before a crowd of 21,295 -- the largest of the season at home, though it included many Red Wing fans -- the Blackhawks continued their strong play and are now 8-2-4 in their last 14 games.

“I have a thing on a two-on-one, that the goalie will look for me to shoot because he thinks I’m a shooter. Jason got open and I got it over to him,” Hull said.

Woolley, who missed a shot in the third period when he hit the crossbar, got a second chance in overtime.

“Brett made a great pass. I could see as soon as he turned he wasn’t going to shoot,” Woolley said. “I wanted one back so bad after hitting the crossbar.”

Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4 -- Mark Recchi broke two third-period ties at Atlanta, giving him eight goals and 12 assists in 13 games against the Thrashers.

The win improved Philadelphia’s record against the expansion team to 10-1-3.

Recchi put the Flyers ahead, 4-3, at 11:11 of the third period, knocking a rebound past Pasi Nurminen.

But Atlanta’s Marc Savard scored at 12:24 on a similar goal.

The Flyers then rallied again as Recchi fired in a high wrist shot over Nurminen at 14:29 for his second game-winning goal of the season and his 11th goal overall.