Wideman scores late in OT as Flames down Kings

Dennis Wideman (R) of the Calgary Flames celebrates his overtime goal from the bench with teammates after a video review to win 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Monday. (AFP)Agencies/Los AngelesDennis Wideman scored 4:08 into overtime, and the Calgary Flames rallied past the Los Angeles Kings for their fourth straight victory, 2-1 Monday night.Sean Monahan tied it with 6:05 left in regulation for the Flames, who are unbeaten on their five-game Pacific Division road trip. Joni Ortio stopped 33 shots in his fourth straight win as Calgary moved past Los Angeles into the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with the victory.Matt Greene scored midway through the third period and Jonathan Quick made 22 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who wrapped up their seven-game homestand with a dismal 1-2-4 record and dropped out of the playoff picture.Wideman’s goal wasn’t confirmed until video review confirmed his shot had ricocheted off the camera inside the net.Los Angeles dropped to an NHL-worst 2-12 in overtime and shootout games this season. The Kings have won just once since New Year’s Day.Calgary got another strong effort from Ortio, the Finnish rookie who has yielded just five goals in four games.After 2 1/2 scoreless periods dominated by goaltending and missed opportunities, Greene scored on a long, screened shot after Trevor Lewis and Dustin Brown loosed the puck from the boards. The goal was the third of the year for Greene, a defence-first blueliner who has never scored more than four goals in an NHL season.But the Flames evened it when Alec Martinez turned over the puck at the blue line and gave up a breakaway to Monahan, who beat Quick for his 14th goal.Los Angeles dominated possession and shots during the first 40 penalty-plagued minutes, but failed to convert on its three power plays in the second period. Calgary got a handful of solid saves from Ortio, but did nothing with its own advantages, including a 4-minute power play spanning the first intermission.Calgary’s defencemen outshot its forwards 5-4 in the first two periods, and the Flames played more than 13 consecutive minutes in the second without recording a shot on Quick.Chicago forward Carcillo suspended six games for illegal hit Chicago Blackhawks forward Daniel Carcillo has been suspended for six games without pay for cross-checking Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault, the National Hockey League announced on Monday. The incident occurred late in the second period of Blackhawks 4-2 loss to the Jets when Carcillo used his stick to hit Perreault from behind after the whistle had blown to stop play. He was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking. Perreault left the ice and did not return and missed Winnipeg’s game on Sunday. Carcillo has previously been suspended eight times and fined on three occasions during his 421-game career, according to the NHL