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Abdelkader scores in OT, Red Wings beat Canucks 3-2

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Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader, back, and Henrik Zetterberg, of Sweden, celebrate Abdelkader's game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader (8) scores against Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller during overtime in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller, center, and teammates leave the ice after a loss to the Detroit Red Wings during overtime in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Justin Abdelkader scored 2:31 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Abdelkader got the winner by dropping to his knees just outside the crease to one-touch a precise pass from Henrik Zetterberg.

Frans Nielsen scored twice in the first period for Detroit and Zetterberg had two assists. Petr Mrazek made 25 saves.

Reid Boucher tied it at 2 with 2:46 left in the third period for Vancouver, and Markus Granlund also scored. Ryan Miller made 25 saves.

During the game, Detroit announced it had traded forward Steve Ott to Montreal for a sixth-round pick in the 2018 draft. Ott was scratched from Tuesday's game.

The Canucks also announced a trade, sending Jannik Hansen to San Jose for prospect Nikolay Goldobin and a conditional draft pick. Hansen was also scratched.