Anaheim Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg gets his own rebound and scores on Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Michael Hutchinson to win the game during NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Sunday, March 20, 2016.Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press
Jakob Silfverberg scored in overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks over the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Silfverberg's 13th goal of the season came four minutes 1.4 seconds into overtime as he was left all alone in front of Jets netminder Michael Hutchinson. Hutchinson made the initial glove save on Silfverberg's first attempt but couldn't corral the rebound, allowing Silfverberg to score.
The Ducks picked up their 40th win of the season (40-22-9) and moved within four points of the idle Los Angeles Kings for top spot in the Pacific Division.
Jamie McGinn and Ryan Kesler scored for the Ducks in regulation. John Gibson made 27 saves for his 17th win.
The Jets (29-37-6) dropped their third straight decision. They remain in the basement of the Western Conference and are three points up on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are bottom of the league.
Paul Postma and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets. Hutchinson turned aside 30 shots in a losing effort.
The Jets opened the scoring 6:29 into the first period. Postma's first shot was turned aside by Gibson, but he fired in his second attempt for his first goal of the season.
McGinn got his stick on Kevin Bieksa's blast from the point, redirecting the puck under Hutchinson's pads to tie the game 1-1 on the power play at 16:01.
McGinn now has goals in his past three games.
Kesler gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead just 20 seconds into the second period, wiring home a wicked one-timer from Andrew Cogliano for his 17th of the season. Kesler's goal was his third in his past four games.
Winnipeg tied it 2-2 before the halfway mark. Ben Chiarot's point blast ricocheted off Simon Despres' body and onto the stick of Wheeler, who needed just a flick of the backhand to score his 19th goal at 6:26.
Winnipeg is back in action on Tuesday at home to the Vancouver Canucks. Anaheim continues a five-game all-Canadian road trip this week with stops Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton before returning home.