Penguins stay alive with triple-overtime victory
Published 6/3/2008 by Ira Podell, AP Hockey Writer at Boston.com -- Hockey news
Not so fast Motor City. The Detroit Red Wings' road to the Stanley Cup has another stop to make. Against all odds, the Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive in the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 that ended on Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into the third overtime Monday night.
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