Penguins Rally From Two Down, Top Blue Jackets in OT on Letang Winner
The collapse extended Columbus' skid to four games, continuing a run of blown third-period leads that has dropped the club to last in the Metropolitan Division.
Overview
- Sidney Crosby scored twice and Kris Letang buried the overtime winner as Pittsburgh beat Columbus 4-3 on Friday in Columbus.
- Columbus led 3-1 after Zach Werenski scored with four seconds left in the second, following goals by Sean Monahan and Brendan Gaunce.
- Bryan Rust scored 13 seconds into the third to spark the comeback, and Crosby tied it at 8:28 before Letang ended it 58–59 seconds into overtime.
- Letang's goal was his 12th in overtime, tying Erik Karlsson and Seth Jones for the third-most OT goals by a defenseman in NHL history.
- Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for Pittsburgh, while reports list Jet Greaves with either 20 or 25 stops for Columbus as the Blue Jackets logged their eighth overtime in 11 games.