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Kris Letang's OT Tally Lifts Penguins Past Red Wings
Letang scored his 13th career overtime goal as the Penguins won their third straight game, improving after an eight-game losing streak, officials said.
- On Thursday, Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime to lift Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win at PPG Paints Arena in his 1,200th NHL game on a Sidney Crosby assist.
- On Thursday, Detroit Red Wings twice rallied to tie Pittsburgh late, with a delay-of-game penalty on Jack St. Ivany leading to Alex DeBrincat's power-play equalizer at 2:58 remaining.
- Goaltending and special teams shaped the game as Cam Talbot made 27 saves for the Red Wings, who had won five of six, but Detroit finished 2-for-8 on the power play despite goals from van Riemsdyk and DeBrincat.
- Pittsburgh has four wins in its last five games after an eight-game losing streak, while Detroit earned a point that put them a point ahead of Carolina for the Eastern Conference lead; the teams meet again Saturday in Detroit.
- The game featured individual landmarks and odd plays as Kris Letang tied Scott Niedermayer with his 13th overtime goal, Erik Karlsson reached 900 points, and Yegor Chinakhov debuted.
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