Kris Letang’s OT tally lifts Penguins past Red Wings

Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who persevered to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.

Letang tallied his third goal of the season in his 1,200th career game. Sidney Crosby scored twice and assisted on the game-winner.

Pittsburgh's Blake Lizotte got his first goal in 11 games, and Erik Karlsson registered two assists, making him the 14th defenseman to reach 900 points in NHL history.

Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots as he won his third straight start.