In Pittsburgh, Jake Guentzel‘s game-winning goal came with less than a minute to go in extra time to give the Penguins a 3-2 win over the visiting Calgary Flames.
Tristan Jarry made 32 saves in the win.
“You just have to stay man-on-man [in overtime]. I just think you can’t lose your guy,”
Guentzel said. “If you’re losing a guy, then someone’s open. That’s when you attack them. So I think that was the biggest thing for us. We have to stay defense first and the offense will come.”
Alex Galchenyuk scored his first goal with the Pens since being acquired in a trade from the Arizona Coyotes back in June.
“We’re obviously thrilled for [Galchenyuk],” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. “To get that first one, I think, is a bit of a relief for him. As I’ve said on a number of occasions, it’s not a case of a lack of effort with Alex. He works extremely hard. He’s one of our hardest-working guys in practice.”
Galchenyuk’s goal tied the game 1-1 in the first period.
“It’s been awhile,” Galchenyuk said. “Obviously, when it crossed the goal line, it was emotional. It was a great feeling. Even better that we got the win, of course. … Every season, you kind of go through slumps. Last year, I went through like [16 games without a goal].
“This time was harder because you want to get the first one with the new team. Happy I got it over with now.”
Sean Monahan and Dillon Dube scored for the Flames.
“I think we’re playing much better,” Monahan said. “We’re playing a much better team game where everyone is getting involved and everyone is playing a role. I think tonight, I thought we were pretty steady. [Rittich] made some big saves in crucial times. Our power play got on the board, so that’s a good sign.”
Jared McCann also scored for the Pens when he made it 2-1 Pittsburgh in the middle frame.
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David Rittich made 35 saves in the loss.
“There was momentum swings for both teams,” Dube said. “It was a good hockey game. They’re a good team. We had chances in overtime, and they had chances. So just a back-and-forth game tonight.”
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