With goaltending from both sides that resembled the 1980’s, the Pittsburgh Penguins (24-15-8, 56 pts) outlasted the Florida Panthers (23-21-6, 52 pts) with a thrilling 7-6 overtime win on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. Defenseman Kris Letang provided the heroics with his ninth career OT winner and starred in his return to the lineup with 2 goals and 2 assists on the night.
PIT Goal Scorers: 1st: R. Rakell (18) 10:56; D. Heinen (4), 11:56; K. Letang (3) 18:14 | 2nd: S. Crosby (23) 19:19 PPG | 3rd: D. O’Connor (3) 10:29; E. Malkin (17) 14:30 PPG | OT: K. Letang (4) 4:06 PPG
PIT Goaltending: Casey DeSmith 33 saves, .846 SV%