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Coreau starts strong but Red Wings rally in third

Pittsburgh — It appeared as if this was going to be a great story for goalie Jared Coreau in his first NHL start.

Then the Pittsburgh Penguins went ahead and spoiled it.

The defending Stanley Cup champions rallied with four third-period goals and defeated the Red Wings 5-3 Saturday night.

Nick Bonino, Justin Schultz, Phil Kessel (second of the game) and Matt Cullen (empty net) scored in the third period, erasing a 3-1 Red Wings lead.

“I was doing my job in the first two periods and did pretty well staying within my game, I didn’t lose my net,” Coreau said.