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Jan 1, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Blake Lizotte (46) moves the puck against Detroit Red Wings left wing James van Riemsdyk (21) during the first period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nKris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who persevered to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Letang tallied his third goal of the season in his 1,200th career game. Sidney Crosby scored twice and assisted on the game-winner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pittsburgh’s Blake Lizotte got his first goal in 11 games, and Erik Karlsson registered two assists, making him the 14th defenseman to reach 900 points in NHL history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots as he won his third straight start.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Alex DeBrincat, James van Riemsdyk and Andrew Copp scored for the Red Wings. Detroit overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to force overtime but fell to 5-1-1 in the past seven games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cam Talbot made 27 saves for Detroit, which saw a two-game winning streak end.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Pittsburgh won its third straight game, a feat it hadn’t accomplished since a four-game run in October, despite committing seven penalties. Detroit went 2-for-8 on the power play, while Pittsburgh finished 1-for-3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In a back-and-forth overtime, the Penguins earned the extra point when Crosby backhanded a pass to his longtime teammate, who one-timed it from the high slot for his second OT winner this season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Crosby gave the Penguins a 2-0 lead less than six minutes into the contest, scoring his goals, including a power-play tally, 98 seconds apart.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pittsburgh’s captain, though, played just two more shifts in the first because Detroit had five power-play chances in the opening 20 minutes. The Red Wings took advantage when van Riemsdyk scored with 2:14 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Detroit tied the game 2-2 just 61 seconds into the second period thanks to a fortuitous bounce. Copp scored when Ben Chiarot’s entry pass from the red line ricocheted to the front of the goal instead of behind, as Silovs expected.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Lizotte gave the Penguins the lead with 4:09 left in the third period for his fourth point in as many games. However, once again, a penalty would haunt the home team as Jack St. Ivany was sent off for delay of game just 23 seconds later. That allowed DeBrincat to score the tying goal with 2:58 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n