Koivunen's OT goal lifts Penguins past Predators 3-2

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Ville Koivunen scored 3:44 into overtime Saturday night, beating Juuse Saros from above the left circle to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Rickard Rakell forced extra time with a tying goal at 1:06 of the third period. Sidney Crosby assisted, earning his 1,111th career assist and matching Ray Bourque for the most by any player with one franchise. Connor Dewar also scored for Pittsburgh, and Arturs Silovs stopped 24 shots.

Steven Stamkos found the net for Nashville, leaving him two goals shy of passing Dino Ciccarelli for 19th in NHL history. Jayden Struble gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 6:40 of the middle frame from the right faceoff dot. Saros made 34 saves.

The Penguins were missing Evgeni Malkin due to illness and Egor Chinakhov with a lower-body ailment. Pittsburgh has points in 10 straight contests and has won two in a row after dropping four consecutive games.

Source: ESPN - Sat Oct 24, 10:09 PM ET

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