SoCal NHL Capsule

CHICAGO 6, LOS ANGELES 5 (OT) -----------------------------

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Patrick Sharp scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner at 1:48 of overtime, to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. The decisive goal came off a rebound of defenseman Brent Seabrook's wrist shot that rookie goaltender Erik Ersberg was unable to control. Swooping in from the right wing, Sharp buried the puck for his 29th goal to give Chicago its fifth victory in the last six games. Ersberg, a Swede who was appearing in his first NHL game, had stopped all 17 shots he faced in relief of starter Dan Cloutier until Sharp's winning goal. The Blackhawks seemingly had turned the game into a rout by scoring four goals on six shots in a span of 4:06 in the second period for a 5-1 lead.