Stamkos scores in OT, the Predators rally to beat Penguins 2-1 in Global Series in Stockholm

Steven Stamkos scored 44 seconds into overtime to rally the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 triumph implicit the Pittsburgh Penguins successful the opening crippled of the NHL’s Global Series successful the Swedish capital

STOCKHOLM -- Steven Stamkos scored 44 seconds into overtime to rally the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 triumph implicit the Pittsburgh Penguins connected Friday successful the opening crippled of the NHL's Global Series successful the Swedish capital.

Stamkos' 4th extremity of the play helped the Predators drawback a five-game skid.

Nashville pulled goaltender Juuse Saros for an other attacker and Swedish prima Filip Forsberg thrilled the packed Avicii Arena by tying the crippled astatine 1-all with 1:10 remaining successful the 3rd period, beating Pittsburgh goaltender Arturs Silovs with a precocious backhand changeable that forced overtime.

The Predators arrived successful Europe with hopes the travel could assistance them crook the play around. Nashville outshot the Penguins 30-17 and improved to 6-9-4.

Saros made 16 saves and defenseman Brady Skjei assisted connected the winning goal.

Evgeni Malkin broke the scoreless deadlock with 6:11 remaining successful the mediate play for the Penguins aft the puck helium sent from down the extremity toward Saros ended up successful the net.

It was Malkin's 4th extremity of the play and his team-leading 22nd point. The extremity was the 518th of his career, tying him with Dale Hawerchuk for 40th spot connected the NHL's vocation list.

The Predators held the Penguins to 2 shots connected extremity successful the period.

The crippled marked a instrumentality for Malkin, unneurotic with Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, to Stockholm wherever where the Penguins divided a bid against the Ottawa Senators successful 2008 earlier winning the Stanley Cup that season.

Silovs stopped 28 shots and Mathew Dumba had an assistance for the Penguins, who mislaid the 3rd consecutive game.

The NHL has played games connected the European continent arsenic portion of its efforts to turn the instrumentality basal successful hockey-mad countries similar Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic and others. Overall, Friday’s was the 47th regular-season crippled extracurricular North America and 17th successful Stockholm, much than successful immoderate different city.

The Predators swept a 2022 bid against the San Jose Sharks successful Prague.

Penguins and Predators volition implicit their bid successful Stockholm connected Sunday.

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