ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Kreider beat Connor Hellebuyck off a rebound at 4:47 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night.
Beckett Sennecke kept the puck and shot on a two-on-one break, with Kreider backhanding the loose puck in at the side of the net.
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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger, left, and Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, front left, blocks a shot in front of Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks center Jansen Harkins, center, and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley, right, vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba celebrates his goal with the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
After Leo Carlsson, Pavel Mintyukov and Ryan Poehling scored third-period goals to give Anaheim a 4-3 lead, Winnipeg's Kyle Connor tied it with 1:22 left and Hellebuyck off for an extra attacker.
Hellebuyck made 35 saves in his first game since backstopping the United States to Olympic gold.
Jacob Trouba also scored for Anaheim, Sennecke had three assists and Lukas Dostal made 29 saves. The Ducks have won seven in a row at home and 11 of 13 overall.
Anaheim won two nights after returning from the break to beat Edmonton at home for coach Joel Quenneville’s 1,000th NHL victory. The Ducks have five games left on a nine-game homestand.
Winnipeg rookie defenseman Elias Salomonsson had his first NHL goal and Alex Iafallo and Gabriel Vilardi also scored. Well back in the race for a playoff spot, Winnipeg has a game left on three-game trip before an eight-game homestand.
Jets: At San Jose on Sunday.
Ducks: Host Calgary on Sunday.
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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger, left, and Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal, front left, blocks a shot in front of Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews, right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks center Jansen Harkins, center, and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley, right, vie for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba celebrates his goal with the bench during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP) — New Zealand backed into the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals when Pakistan could only narrowly beat Sri Lanka in a gripping match on Saturday.
Pakistan had to restrict Sri Lanka's chase to 147 to advance from the Super Eights at New Zealand's expense.
It looked achievable when Pakistan reduced Sri Lanka to 101-5 in the 12th over. But its hopes were foiled when Pavan Rathnayake and captain Dasun Shanaka led Sri Lanka to 148 in the 16th over.
But then Pakistan found itself in danger of failing to defend its highest ever T20 World Cup total, 212.
Shanaka began the last over against Shaheen Shah Afridi by slamming 4-6-6-6. Sri Lanka could pull off a heist with six runs needed off the last two balls.
But Shanaka missed trying to scoop the fifth ball and left the sixth, a yorker, thinking it was wide. It was not.
Pakistan won by five runs and bowed out of the tournament on net run rate, -0.123 to New Zealand's 1.390.
Sri Lanka was already out of semifinals contention but finished its fourth straight defeat to applause from its home crowd after going down swinging.
England, New Zealand and South Africa have nailed semifinal spots. Defending champion India — the only Asian team left — and the West Indies meet for the last spot on Sunday in Kolkata. With Pakistan knocked out, tournament co-host India will host both semifinals next week and the final on March 8.
Pakistan was made to bat first and openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman combined for 176 runs, the highest ever partnership in men's T20 World Cup history. They eclipsed the 175 by New Zealanders Tim Seifert and Finn Allen on Feb. 10.
Farhan's blistering 100 off 60 balls also blew away Virat Kohli’s single tournament runs record of 319 in 2014. Farhan passed Kohli when he reached 40. He has 383 after two centuries and two half-centuries.
Zaman was promoted to opener for the first time in the tournament and the left-hander slammed 84 off 42 balls as Pakistan posted 212-8.
The Sri Lanka bowlers erred in their lengths and Farhan and Zaman punished loose deliveries for boundaries. Sri Lanka could have broken their stand in the 11th over but didn’t go for a television referral when replays suggested Zaman edged behind.
Their stand of 176 came in 15.5 overs. Sri Lanka fought back with eight wickets in the final 26 balls for 36 runs.
Zaman played onto his stumps to fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera in the 16th over. Farhan fell in the final over soon after his century with five sixes and nine fours.
Fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka grabbed 3-33 and Shanaka took 2-42.
Sri Lanka's top order was rattled by Abrar Ahmed (3-23), one of the three changes by Pakistan, but with the ball getting wet because of dew, it became difficult for the bowlers to hit the right lengths.
Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq struggled with his grip and returned 0-43, ending his streak of consecutive T20 innings with a wicket at 26, two shy of the record.
Rathnayake anchored Sri Lanka with 58 off 37 and Shanaka almost achieved the miracle at the death. Shanaka smashed eight sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 76 off 31 balls.
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Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his century during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha reacts in the field during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake loses his balance while playing a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, right, is consoled by teammate Dunith Wellalage after losing the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha warms up before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's Babar Azam, left, warms up before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
