Penguins Top Panthers, 7-6, in OT Thriller

To borrow from the old 1970s tear jerker, Love Story, where do I begin to describe the events that led to the Penguins rousing 7-6 overtime triumph over Florida last night at PPG Paints Arena? There were so many story lines, honestly it could take 10 game summaries to cover them all.

I’ll start with Kris Letang. Playing in his first game since his father passed away, Tanger turned in a monster performance. The quicksilver defenseman tallied two goals, including the OT winner, and two assists while unleashing six shots on goal and delivering four hits in 26:29 of ice time.

The fourth line (yes, you read that right) combined for two goals and seven points! With a goal and two helpers, Danton…