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NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Nashville 3 (OT)

NASHVILLE, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Kris Letang's goal with 1:11 remaining in overtime Thursday gave Pittsburgh its only lead of the game and brought the Penguins a 4-3 decision over Nashville.

Pittsburgh rallied from a one-goal deficit on three occasions with Sidney Crosby twice supplying the tying score. His second of the game and sixth of the season came with 7:04 to go in the third period.

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The Penguins have won four in a row and Nashville has dropped three straight, all in overtime.

David Legwand scored just 53 seconds into the game for Nashville and Pittsburgh tied it 54 seconds into the second on a goal by Evgeni Malkin.

Cody Franson 's power-play goal midway through the second put the Predators back in front only to have Crosby put a wrister past Pekka Rinne with 6:09 to go in the stanza.

The third Nashville lead came on Patric Hornqvist's third goal of the season 4:58 into the third.

Marc-Andre Fleury picked up the win with a 21-save performance. Rinne stopped 34-of-38 shots.

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