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Pens Stay Alive in Triple OT Win

Posted Jun 3, 08 12:13 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – 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 last night.

With Jiri Hudler serving a 4-minute penalty for high-sticking, Sykora wound up in the right circle and ripped a drive past Chris Osgood to end the 4 1/2-hour marathon. The series heads back to Pittsburgh for Game 6 tomorrow night. "We just wanted to win this game," Sykora said. "We didn't really look ahead. Now we're going back home. We've got nothing to lose."

Source Associated Press

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Penguins Sidney Crosby and Hal Gill wait for teammates after the Penguins defeated the Red Wings 4-3 in triple overtime in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)
A Red Wings fan sits alone in the stands after the Red Wings 4-3 triple overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup hockey finals in Detroit, Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is congratulated by teammate Hal Gill after the third overtime period in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Tuesday, June 3, 2008....   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik, left, celebrates the Penguins 4-3 triple overtime win over the Red Wings with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit, Tuesday, June 3,...   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney celebrates after Petr Sykora scored the winning goal during the third overtime in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Red Wings on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski celebrates after scoring the third goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during second period of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals Monday, June 2, 2008 in Detroit.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
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