The third overtime was only about a minute old when Anaheim’s Todd Marchant flicked a wrist shot through traffic toward the net.

Detroit goalie Chris Osgood never saw it coming.

Marchant delivered a rare goal and the Ducks won the first multiple-overtime game of this postseason 4-3 yesterday to even the Western Conference semifinal with the Red Wings at a game apiece.

“Not many games get decided off of my stick, that’s for sure,” he said.

Marchant, who has been in the NHL since the 1993-94 season, had just five goals during the regular season and 12 previously in the playoffs.

The 35-year-old forward had plenty of energy on the game-winning play and help from teammate Rob Niedermayer, who screened Osgood.

“I don’t know even where it went,” Osgood said.

Marchant carried the puck up the middle of ice, made a move to slip into open space in the left circle and let a shot fly. The goal came at 1:15 of the third OT.

Hurricanes 3, Bruins 0

In Boston, Cam Ward’s second playoff shutout in four games and a rare misplay by Zdeno Chara gave the Hurricanes a split of their first two games against the Bruins.

Ward turned aside 36 shots, and Chara’s bad pass led to Matt Cullen’s short-handed goal as the Hurricanes won 3-0 and headed home for Games 3 and 4 Wednesday and Friday nights.

The Bruins were the last unbeaten team in the playoffs after the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in triple overtime Sunday. Boston goalie Tim Thomas’ winning streak ended at 11 games, including the last six of the regular season.