In third overtime, Penguins stay alive

DETROIT — With the Stanley Cup only 34.3 seconds from being presented to the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins staved off elimination with a stunning goal by forward Maxime Talbot and won the game, 4-3, in triple overtime on a goal by Petr Sykora at 12:47 Tuesday morning at Joe Louis Arena.

This was one of the craziest hockey games I have ever watched. I couldn’t believe the Red Wings gave up the game-tying goal at the end of the third. I can’t remember ever watching a game where the empty net strategy worked. And to top it off, Detroit outshot the Penguins in overtime just like in the third period but still lost the game. Game six should be a bloodbath.