Erik Karlsson scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime to lift the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to their third consecutive victory, topping the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Rickard Rakell, with two goals, and Lars Eller added the others in regulation for Pittsburgh (26-21-8).
Tristan Jarry made 32 saves between regulation and overtime.
J.T. Miller, with a goal and an assist, Nils Hoglander and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver (38-16-6), with Tyler Myers grabbing an assist.
Thatcher Demko stopped 36 shots.
Down 2-0 entering the second period, Rakell scored twice in just over seven minutes to tie the game.
The first came 2:13 into the frame, as he dangled his way through the defence and buried it past Demko off an assist from Sidney Crosby. The helper was CrosbyB次元官网网址檚 1,000th career even-strength point.
Rakell scored his second at 9:36 with a 5-on-3 advantage, with Crosby finding him wide open in front to score into a gaping net.
Birds-eye view of the breakaway. 馃憖
B次元官网网址� Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks)
Miller restored VancouverB次元官网网址檚 lead at 10:05 of the second. He stripped a Penguins defenceman on the forecheck and bore down on Jarry to score his 30th goal of the season.
Eller knotted the contest at 9:45 of the third when he skated into the slot and roofed a wrist shot through traffic to eventually send the game to overtime.
Hoglander opened the scoring for the Canucks at 10:23 of the first period, burying the puck home after a scramble in front.
READ MORE:
Boeser doubled the lead with 2:17 left in the first, converting on a one-touch pass from Miller for his 34th of the season.
UP NEXT
Canucks: Hosting the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Penguins: Travel to Seattle to play the Kraken on Thursday.
Nick Wells, The Canadian Press
