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DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings were in desperate need of a win and two veteran stars helped delivered it. Howie Kendrick Nationals Jersey . Daniel Alfredsson scored two goals, including a power-play score at 1:03 of overtime and the Red Wings earned a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The win snapped Detroits six-game losing streak (0-4-2) and five-game home losing streak. "We were hanging in, playing some good hockey, and then all of a sudden were having some lapses where we give the other team way too many chances," Alfredsson said. "We did that some today, too, but overall we grinded." Alfredsson also had an assist and was set up for the winner by Pavel Datsyuk, who had three assists. Datsyuk threaded a cross-ice pass to Alfredsson, who rifled in a one-time slap shot from the inside edge of the left circle for his ninth goal of the season. Datsyuk drew the penalty on T.J. Brodie, who hooked Datsyuk as he tried to split the defence deep in the Calgary zone with 42 seconds left. Alfredsson also got his 700th assist earlier in the game. Detroit is without eight regulars due to injury. Joakim Andersson also scored for Detroit, defenceman Niklas Kronwall added two assists and goaltender Jonas Gustavsson made 20 saves. Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano scored for Calgary. Mike Cammalleri had two assists and goalie Karri Ramo stopped 35 shots. "They had a little desperation and hunger in their game down the stretch," Cammalleri said. Calgary coach Bob Hartley disagreed with the penalty call on Brodie. "I didnt think it was a call," Hartley said. "I thought it was a hockey play. It was stick to stick." Alfredsson opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game when he put in a loose puck from the slot. Backlund tied it at 5:11 with his fifth goal. He flipped in the puck after it caromed off the end boards. Andersson gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead at 11:38 of the second when Alfredssons shot deflected in off his skate. It was Anderssons fifth goal. It was Alfredssons 700th career assist. Giordanos power-play goal tied it at 2 with 4:27 left in the second period. He beat Gustavsson with a shot from the high slot just after a two-man Flames advantage ended. NOTE: Calgary C Mike Cammalleri returned after missing the previous game due to an illness. Cammalleri also played at the University of Michigan. ... Red Wings captain and C Henrik Zetterberg, who is on the long-term injured reserve due to a herniated disc, skated with his teammates Thursday morning for the first time since his previous game, which was Dec. 4. ... Flames C Jiri Hudler is a former Red Wing. ... Detroit RW Jordin Tootoo was in the lineup after being recalled from Grand Rapids of the AHL. The veteran enforcer was sent down to the team earlier in the season. Stitched Nationals Jerseys . 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Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (5) – He was locked in all night, made huge stops on Benoit Pouliot, Raphael Diaz, Ryan Mcdonagh, Carl Hagelin, Rick Nash (twice) but none better than the three saves on Mats Zuccarello.New England Patriots player Nate Ebner has been named in the United States rugby sevens squad for next months Rio Olympics. Ebner was part of the Patriots Super Bowl-winning team in 2015. The 27-year-old, who will return to the Patriots after Rio, was given leave to pursue his sevens ambition earlier this year. When Ebner was aged 17, he became the youngest player to play on the US rugby sevens team and also represented the US in 15-a-side rugby at under-19 and under-20 levels.New England drafted Ebner in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft after he impressed playing special teams for Ohio State under the guidance of former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel. Ebner walked onto the Buckeyes team in his junior season despite never playing high school football. (From left to right) Tom Brady #12, Jimmy Garoppolo #10 and Nate Ebner #43 prepare to take the field for the Patriots Ebners inclusion is in contrast to some other high profile stars who attempted to use rugby sevens as a platform to compete in Rio.Decorrated South Africa wing Bryan Habana and Australia fly-half Quade Cooper failed to make their respective countries squads. Spencer Kieboom Nationals Jersey. Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49ers convert Jarryd Hayne did not make the Fiji squad, after leaving the NFL in a late attempt at selection.Ebner will follow in the footsteps of Herschel Walker by competing in the Olympics after playing in the NFL. Walker competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in two-man bobsled, finishing seventh.Former Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best will also achieve the feat in Rio de Janeiro when he competes for St Lucia in the 100 metres.USA Rugby announced a 12-man squad for the Games that also includes Saracens wing Chris Wyles and renowned speed merchant Carlin Isles.The squad will be coached by former Wasps scrum-half and England sevens international Mike Friday, whose support staff includes ex-England hooker Phil Greening.Friday said: While we are not the pre-tournament favourites like Fiji, who have to play with that expectation, we are a team who are hugely respected and feared by all other countries as genuine contenders.The boys recognise the magnitude of the task, but are confident that we can be medal contenders if we play to our ability. ' ' '