Pittsburgh denied the Detroit Red Wings a Stanley Cup on Monday as it won 4-3 in overtime on Monday's Game 5 of North America's premiere ice hockey championship.
Pittsburgh gained a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals by Marian Hossa and Adam Hall. Detroit's Darren Helm then scored the only goal of the second period. In the third period, the Red Wings gained the lead with goals by Pavel Datsyuk and Brian Rafalski, but with only 36.2 seconds to go, Maxime Talbot of the Penguins tied up the game, bringing it to overtime. Petr Sýkora scored the game-winning goal in the third overtime period at 9:57.
Pittsburgh's previous win in this year's Stanley Cup finals was a 3-2 hometown victory on May 28. The sixth game of a possible seven in this championship series is scheduled to be played in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
Marian Hossa (PIT)Image: Dan4th Nicholas.
Pavel Datsyuk (DET)Image: Dan4th Nicholas.
Brian Rafalski (DET)Image: Dan4th Nicholas.
Maxime Talbot (PIT)Image: Dan4th Nicholas.

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