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01/01 21:12 CST Letang scores in OT in his 1,200th game to give Penguins 4-3
win against Red Wings
Letang scores in OT in his 1,200th game to give Penguins 4-3 win against Red
Wings
By DAN SCIFO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime in his 1,200th
NHL game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday
night.
Sidney Crosby had two goals an and assist to extend his point streak to five
games, and Blake Lizotte also scored for the Penguins in their third straight
win. Pittsburgh has four wins in its last five games following an eight-game
losing streak.
Erik Karlsson had two assists to become the second active and 14th defenseman
in NHL history to reach 900 points. Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots for
Pittsburgh.
James van Riemsdyk and Alex DeBrincat had power-play goals for the Red Wings,
and Andrew Copp also scored. Cam Talbot made 27 saves for the Red Wings, who
had won five of six.
Letang, who became the 40th defenseman in NHL history and third active to reach
the 1,200-game milestone, scored the winner on a one-timer from the slot.
Letang got his 13th career overtime goal, tying him with Scott Niedermayer for
second-most in NHL history among defenseman --- trailing only Brent Burns (16).
Letang also has 20 points this season, becoming the 15th defenseman with 18 or
more 20-point seasons.
Lizotte briefly put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2 with 4:09 left in the third period,
but DeBrincat tied it again 1:11 later with his power-play goal. Detroit
finished 2 for 8 with the man advantage.
Crosby scored twice in the first 5:46 to stake the Penguins to an early 2-0
lead. Crosby scored his 127th game-opening goal, tying Gordie Howe for
fourth-most in NHL history. It was also his 111th multi-goal game, passing
Brendan Shanahan for 19th-place all-time.
Yegor Chinakhov made his debut for Pittsburgh after he was acquired from
Columbus for Danton Heinen and two draft picks.
Up next The Penguins and Red Wings play again on Saturday in Detroit. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
