It took three overtimes, and three powerplays in the extra frame to push the series to a game six, but the Pittsburgh Penguins will live to fight another day thanks to the heroics of Petr Sykora and Maxime Talbot.The Pens started strong with an early 2-0 lead courtesy of Marrian Hossa, and Adam Hall. But Detroit found a way to get back in the game to cut Pittsburgh's lead in half before the start of the second intermission.
What transpired in the third period was a showcase of the "new" NHL as Detroit tied the game, then took the 3-2 lead.
However it all fell apart when less than a minute away from capturing their 11th Stanley Cup, amidst the frenzied crowd at Joe Louis Arena, Maxime Talbot shocked the Red Wing faithful by tying the game at three a piece in the game's final minute.
Despite dominating most of the three overtimes, Pittsburgh's Petr Sykora stunned the capacity crowd and sent the series back to Pittsburgh for a tilt tomorrow night (7 p.m. CST on NBC) at Mellon Arena.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2008-06-03-penguins-wings_N.htm
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