GAME RECAP: Penguins vs. Flyers () | Kris Letang’s OT Winner

Prior to this cross-state rivalry, the Penguins announced the Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel, and Coach Mike Sullivan would be unavailable due to being in COVID protocol. If there is one thing that Mike Sullivan has reiterated to his squad time and time again over the years, it is the importance of resilience. The Penguins demonstrated that resilience against the Flyers. Just 16 seconds into the contest, Brock McGinn put the Penguins up, 1-0, with his third goal of the season. Konecny evened things up for the Flyers with a tally on the man-advantage in the 2nd period, but Jake Guentzel would put Pittsburgh ahead once again just 4:11 after that. Laughton earned the lone goal of the 3rd period, sending the contest into overtime. The stage was set for overtime hero, Kris Letang. After no goal was called on the ice, the officials reviewed the sequence of events, and determined that the skilled defenseman did indeed tuck the puck past the goal line. Jeff Carter played in his 1,100t