Ducks edge Predators on Mara's goal with 1.7 left

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Ducks defenseman Paul Mara scored his first goal since February 2009 with 1.7 seconds left, and Anaheim beat the slumping Nashville Predators 5-4 on Sunday night after blowing the lead four times.

Saku Koivu had two goals for Anaheim. Teemu Selanne added a goal and an assist, and Lubomir Visnovsky also scored. Jonas Hiller made 20 saves to help the Ducks win their third straight and send the Predators to their fifth consecutive loss.

Patric Hornqvist, Steve Sullivan, Cody Franson and Cal O'Reilly scored for Nashville.

The Ducks didn't get their first power-play opportunity until Shane O'Brien was sent off for holding Visnovsky with 11:55 left. They took a 4-3 lead 2 minutes later when Koivu redirected Toni Lydman's shot from the top of the left circle past Anders Lindback for his fifth goal of the season and 700th NHL point.

O'Reilly tied it with 3:47 to go, converting Franson's centering pass from the right corner.

Visnovsky, who spent a good portion of the game jumping into the play when the Ducks had the puck in the Nashville zone, beat Lindback with a screened 25-foot wrist shot from the slot just 49 seconds into the third period for a 3-2 lead after George Parros tried to jam the puck inside the left post.
 
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