DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings made some breaks and got some against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Drew Stafford Jersey . Daniel Alfredsson was credited with his second goal of the game with a fraction of a second left in overtime, lifting Detroit to 5-4 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. "You do a lot of good things, you get lucky," Alfredsson said. Alfredssons game-winning goal went off Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and was knocked into the net by Penguins defenceman Rob Scuderi. "Big break for us," Alfredsson acknowledged. The Penguins knocked the puck into their net three times with Scuderi doing it twice. They were called for six penalties. And, Pittsburgh teammates bumped into each other to help Detroits Tomas Tatar score a 4-on-4 goal after forward James Neal was called for interference for pushing a stick on the ice away from him. "Its pretty rare," Sidney Crosby said of the penalty called on Neal. "But so is a butt-end, and so is a puck going off our guy three times." With 3:46 left in regulation, Detroits David Legwand was ejected and given a five-minute major for using the butt end of his stick to hit Evgeni Malkin in front of the net. The Penguins failed to take advantage of the extended chance with an extra skater, and it cost them in a mistake-filled game. "We had more than enough opportunities to win that game," Crosby said. Detroit was up 2-0, trailed 3-2 and led 4-3 lead with 7:43 left. Craig Adams pulled Pittsburgh back into a tie two minutes later. "A couple different games, it feels like, out there," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. Detroits Jimmy Howard stopped 39 shots. Fleury made 25 saves, and needed to make some more when the puck went off his teammates. Olli Maatta redirected a shot into his own net midway through the third -- Todd Bertuzzi was credited with the goal -- and Scuderi did the same in the second on score given to Gustav Nyquist. Malkin scored twice, including a go-ahead goal late in the second. The banged-up Red Wings are desperately trying to close the season well enough to extend their post-season streak to 23. Theyve won two straight games and are 8-0-2 in their last 10 home games. "We made some mistakes, they made mistakes, but we stayed with it and found a way to win a game," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "That was a big win for us." Alfredsson and Nyquist put the Red Wings up 2-0, but they didnt take advantage of opportunities to build on their lead. After the Penguins were called for four penalties in the first half of the second period, Lee Stempniak and Malkin scored 25 seconds apart to tie it. Malkin added another goal 2:16 later to put them ahead 3-2. The Red Wings were without defenceman Jonathan Ericsson, a day after he had surgery on the middle finger of his left hand. He is expected to be out for at least a month. By the time Ericsson is ready to return, the Red Wings might not be playing anymore. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is trying to catch the Boston Bruins for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins are hoping to hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time in since beating Detroit in a finals rematch five years ago. Malkin entered the game with six goals and 13 assists in his last 15 games against Detroit, including the 2008 and 2009 finals. He was at his best after Pittsburgh was at its worst Thursday. The Penguins were called for four penalties in a seven-minute stretch of the second period, but only gave up one goal after their first trip to the box and it was scored by one of their own players. "That was the one area of the game that it got away from us," Malkin said. Stempniak redirected a shot with 4:43 left in the second and Malkin made it 2-all soon thereafter. Ten seconds into a 5-on-3 power play, Malkins slap shot through traffic put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2 with 2:02 left in the second. And in the end, the Penguins miscues were costly and their missed opportunities prevented them from picking up another point. "Sometimes you pay for your mistakes," Crosby said. NOTES: Malkin snapped a three-game stretch without a point. ... Nyquist began the game with an NHL-high 14 goals since Jan. 20 and scored for the third straight game. Teppo Numminen Jets Jersey . -- Theres something about playing on Orlandos floor lately that seems to bring out the best in the Dallas Mavericks. Custom Winnipeg Jets Jersey . -- The anointed starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders is strengthening his hold on the position this training camp instead of losing it.TRENTINO, Italy -- Jenna Smith had two goals and an assist to lead Canada past Russia 5-0 in the womens hockey final at the Winter Universiade on Friday. The Canadians dominated the contest, outshooting Russia 52-12. Laura Brooker, Jessica Pinkerton and Katia Clement-Heydra had the other goals for Canada while Tatiana Rafter added three assists. Goaltender Kelly Campbell earned the shutout. Canada has now claimed three straight womens hockey titles in this event and remains unbeaten over that span. The Canadian mens team is off to the gold medal finale. Tyler Carroll of the University of New Brunswick had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 2-1 semifinal win over Russia, the two-time defending champions. The Canadians will face Kazakhstan in Saturdays final. Kazakhstan beat the U.S. 5-1 in the other semifinal contest Friday. Canadas lone loss of the tournament was a 4-2 decision to Kazakhstan last weekend. The Canadians didnt face the Americans this year. Canada (4-1) handed Russia (4-1) its first loss of the event. The Russians came in having outscored their rivals 25-3 and a roster featuring 11 players with KHL experience. Canada is 3-3 in previous finals appearances, last winning in 07. Tobias Enstrom Jets Jersey. . "One of the keys was we got a chance to get the lead," said Canadian head coach Gardiner MacDougal. "When you have a quality opponent, and you know it going to be a tight game, its critical. "We did that and we protected it." Carroll, of Strathroy, Ont., opened the scoring with 17 seconds left in the first period. He then assisted on Eric Faille of Monctons game-winning goal 34 seconds into the third. Canada killed off all seven Russian power plays, including one over the final 1:07 of the game. The Canadians were a perfect nine-for-nine on the penalty kill in a 6-0 quarter-final win over Slovakia on Wednesday. Pavel Kopytin, who plays for the KHLs Atlant Moscow Oblast, scored with 1:50 remaining in regulation for Russia. Canadian speedskaters also earned two medals Friday. Guillaume Bastille of Riviere-du-Loup, Que., was third in the mens 1,000-metre. He then combined with Patrick Duffy of Oakville, Ont., Yoan Gauthier of Riviere-du-Loup and Montreals Sebastien Landry to finish second in the 5,000-metre relay. Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '

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