Alexei Ponikarovsky stopped a clearing pass at the point and sent the puck to Zajac, who found Clarkson alone.

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Fredrik Olausson's clearing pass was intercepted by Rod BrindAmour, who went in alone on Dominik Hasek and beat him in front of the goal.

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He tied the score early in the second period after Travis Zajac blocked a clearing pass and sent the puck to Clarkson, who found Elias coming down the middle for his 13th goal of the season.

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Rather than move the puck to the boards and out of danger, Niskanen attempted a backhand clearing pass up the middle only to send it directly to Porter, who had little trouble flipping a wrist shot by Vokoun for Porter's first goal since March 12, 2012.

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There was a similar episode at the other end when Fox allowed a pass-back to run dangerously near the goal-line before eventually clearing the ball.

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