Patrick Sharp was all alone, hanging back a bit in overtime and waiting for a chance the puck might come his way in a 4-on-4 game.And when Los Angeles’ Brad Richardson made an errant pass in the center of the rink, Dave Bolland picked it off and quickly sent it in Sharp’s direction.From just outside the blue line, Sharp took it to the net and beat Jonathan Quick 2:08 into overtime — his second goal of the game — to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 victory Wednesday.For Kings coach Terry Murray, whose team is trying to secure home ice for the first round of the playoffs, the final play was disappointing – there was no one back to check Sharp and the pass by Richardson was risky.But they weren’t and the Blackhawks got the victory, one that allowed them to tie San Jose for top spot in the West with 93 points.Sharp opened the scoring in the first period, Kris Versteeg added a goal, and Antti Niemi stopped 28 shots in his first start in four games.Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown scored for the Kings, and Quick made 40 saves.Kopitar got his 31st goal of the season when his wrist shot from the right circle on a power play eluded Niemi and gave the Kings a 2-1 lead in the second. It came less than two minutes after Brown tied it with a wraparound shot through Niemi’s legs.Versteeg’s rebound goal through traffic in front of the net — less than two minutes after Kopitar’s score — tied it at 2.Niemi stopped a breakaway attempt by Michal Handzus early in the third and seconds later snuffed an attempt from close in by Wayne Simmonds.Adam Burish wasted little time in making an impact in his first game of the season following knee surgery. He took a pass behind the net and fed Sharp who whiffed and then scored on his second try for a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. Seconds later Burish dropped the gloves with the Kings’ Rich Clune and the fight brought a rousing cheer from the crowd at the United Center.Quick held off a power play in the first — 1:41 of it with the Blackhawks holding a two-man advantage — when Duncan Keith’s shot hit the post.

NOTES—It was the third meeting of the season between the teams and first since November. The Hawks lead 2-1. Los Angeles won the previous meeting in a shootout. The teams face off again in eight days….Burish tore the ACL in his right knee during a preseason game at Minnesota on Sept. 20 and underwent surgery five days later. He was activated from the injured reserve list last weekend…..The Blackhawks honored former star and Hall of Famer Denis Savard. Savard also coached the team for 147 games before he was fired four games into last season.