Malkin’s OT winner propels Pens past Canadiens
PITTSBURGH — The Penguins closed out a memorable year with one last dramatic win.
Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 1:54 into overtime and Pittsburgh rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night for its fourth straight victory.
Montreal was whistled for too many men on the ice 1:10 into OT, and then Malkin scored his 16th of the season. Conor Sheary tied it with 55 seconds left in the third period by scoring his ninth goal of the season.
“I think we want to play with the lead a little bit more, but I think the resilience we have is showing,” Sheary said.