Stanley Cup Capsule

PITTSBURGH 4, DETROIT 3 (3OT)

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Petr Sykora made good on his guarantee. After assuring NBC rinkside commentator Pierre Maguire that he would score the winning goal after the second overtime session, Sykora delivered the winning tally 9:57 into triple overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins staved off elimination with a 4-3 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Finals.

All-Star Marian Hossa and Adam Hall netted first-period goals, and Maxime Talbot pushed the game into overtime by tallying with 34 seconds remaining in regulation for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury made 55 saves for the Penguins, including a number of spectacular stops in overtime.

Defenseman Brian Rafalski had a goal and an assist and Pavel Datsyuk and rookie Darren Helm also tallied for the Presidents' Trophy-winning Red Wings, who still hold a three-games-to-two advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Pittsburgh, which hosts Game Six on Wednesday, is looking to match the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, which is the only team to rally from a three-games-to-one deficit in the Finals to win the Stanley Cup. Conversely, Detroit will look to capture its 11th Stanley Cup title in franchise history and fourth in the last 11 seasons. The Red Wings last hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2002 after downing the Carolina Hurricanes in five games.

After the teams twisted and turned through 2 1/2 periods of overtime hockey, Detroit's Jiri Hudler was whistled for a four-minute high-sticking penalty on Pittsburgh defenseman Rob Scuderi. It didn't take the Penguins long to convert. Stationed behind the net, All-Star Evgeni Malkin fed Sykora in the right faceoff circle. Sykora quickly unleashed a shot which beat Chris Osgood for his sixth goal of the postseason - and ended a marathon contest which spanned nearly 4 1/2 hours. It was the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup finals history.