Detroit — The Red Wings kept it close for most of the night, but ultimately Pittsburgh's stars came through.
Sidney Crosby redirected a pass from Evgeni Malkin on the power play Friday, and gave the Penguins a 2-1 overtime victory.
A Luke Glendening interference penalty led to the Penguins man advantage, and the Penguins took advantage at 1:33 of overtime.
In a season that’s been the roughest and most disappointing of his career, goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped 35 shots in arguably one of his best games of the season.