Jordan Staal had a hat trick in the third period and set up Ruslan Fedotenko’s winning goal with 1:11 in overtime, lifting the Penguins to a 7-6 comeback win over the Red Wings in the NHL on Tuesday.
Marian Hossa had two assists against the team he left as a free agent to chase a Cup in Detroit, signing a one-year deal instead of staying in Pittsburgh for a longer and more lucrative contract.
Detroit’s Jiri Hudler scored midway through the third, seemingly sealing the victory by giving the defending champions a two-goal lead in the Stanley Cup rematch.
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But Staal’s second goal with 4:09 left pulled Pittsburgh within one, then he forced overtime by scoring on a rebound off star defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom.
CANADIENS 4, SENATORS 0
At Montreal, Chris Higgins scored three goals and Carey Price got his first shutout of the season to lead Montreal to the win over Ottawa.
Higgins scored a short-handed goal 7:22 in before extending the Canadiens’ lead to 2-0 with his second of the game 14:11 into the second. He completed his first career hat trick when he scored Montreal’s fourth goal on a breakaway 16:35 into the third.
FLYERS 3, ISLANDERS 1
At Uniondale, New York, Danny Briere scored before leaving with another injury as Philadelphia beat New York.
With former Secretary of State Colin Powell on hand for the US Veterans Day matinee, Briere staked the Flyers to a 1-0 advantage but didn’t get back on the ice following his fifth goal of the season — all scored in his past four games. Briere made a quick return on Saturday from abdominal surgery. This time he had an unspecified lower body injury.
FLAMES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3
At Calgary, Alberta, Dustin Boyd had two goals as Calgary held on for the win over Toronto.
Jarome Iginla and Dion Phaneuf also scored for the Flames, who had lost four of their last five. Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves.
PREDATORS 4, SHARKS 3, OT
At San Jose, California, Ville Koistinen scored with 2:32 left in overtime and Dan Ellis made 54 saves against San Jose’s franchise-record shooting barrage.
KINGS 3, STARS 2, SO
At Los Angeles, Alexander Frolov scored in the fifth round of a shootout and Jarret Stoll had a power-play goal for Los Angeles in his 300th NHL game.
Dustin Brown also scored and Kings backup Erik Ersberg made 17 saves in the opener of a home-and-home set that concludes tonight at Dallas.
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