Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime

The Pittsburgh Penguins secured a 3-2 overtime victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Ville Koivunen scored the winning goal at 3:44 of overtime with a wrist shot against goaltender Juuse Saros.

Trailing 2-1 late in the third period, the Penguins rallied when Rickard Rakell scored the tying goal with just 1:06 remaining in regulation. The goal was assisted by Sidney Crosby, marking his 1,111th career assist and tying the franchise record held by Ray Bourque. Connor Dewar also scored for Pittsburgh.

Nashville's goals were provided by Steven Stamkos and Jayden Struble. Despite making 34 saves, Saros could not prevent the comeback. The Penguins played the game without Evgeni Malkin, who was sidelined due to illness, and Egor Chinakhov.

Arturs Silovs earned the win for Pittsburgh, making 24 saves in his third consecutive start.