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12/13 17:22 CST Sharks rally from four-goal third-period deficit to stun Sidney
Crosby and the Penguins 6-5
Sharks rally from four-goal third-period deficit to stun Sidney Crosby and the
Penguins 6-5
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- John Klingberg capped off a frantic late rally by scoring
his second goal of the game 2:57 into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to
an improbable 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Klingberg's seventh of the season off a feed from Macklin Celebrini gave the
Sharks their first victory in the franchise's 34-year history when trailing by
four goals in the third.
San Jose trailed 5-1 with less than 14 minutes to go. Klingberg and William
Eklund scored to get the Sharks back in it, and Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli
beat Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs with the goaltender pulled to force
overtime.
Toffoli, whose tying goal came with 1:38 to play, finished with two goals and
two assists. Celebrini had a goal and two assists to push his season point
total to 44.
Yaroslav Askarov withstood a second-period deluge from Pittsburgh and finished
with 38 saves as San Jose finished a five-game road trip at 3-2.
Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added an assist to move within two of Hall of
Famer Mario Lemieux's franchise record for career points. Crosby beat Askarov
in the first period for his 19th goal of the season and assisted on Bryan
Rust's power-play goal in the second to push his career point total to 1,721.
Kevin Hayes, Rutger McGroarty and Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins.
Rickard Rakell played 22:12 in his return from a 20-game absence due to a hand
injury. Silovs stopped 26 shots as Pittsburgh dropped its fourth straight.
The Penguins fell to 1-8 in overtime and are winless through three games of a
season-long five-game homestand. The first loss came against Anaheim on Tuesday
when the Ducks forced overtime with one-tenth of a second left.
The loss marked the first time the Penguins blew a four-goal lead in the third
period since March 10, 1976.
Up next
Sharks: Begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday against Calgary.
Penguins: Host Utah on Sunday.
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