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A late power play wasn’t enough for the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-14-5) to get the winning goal in regulation. Bryan Rust netted the overtime winner to defeat the Nashville Predators (8-17-7) 5-4 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena Thursday.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was injured in the third period and spent time with the trainer. Yet, his tireless work midway through the third period, as he withstood heavy contact from Ryan O’Reilly and lunged to keep the offensive zone play alive, resulted in Erik Karlsson’s (3) game-tying wrist shot through traffic at 11:37 of the third period.
The goal tied the game 4-4, and it was the Penguins’ third straight game that needed overtime. Crosby had four points, scoring one goal and assisting on each of the goals in regulation.
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