Sutter scores in OT, Penguins beat Wild, 3-2
PITTSBURGH – Brandon Sutter scored his second goal of the game 2:23 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild Thursday night.
Sutter beat Ilya Bryzgalov with a backhander in overtime.
Sutter opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal.
Oskar Sundqvist also scored for Pittsburgh (1-2-0).
Thomas Vanek and Zach Parise scored for Minnesota (0-1-1).
Vanek tied it at 1 on a power play 33 seconds into the second period, tipping Mikko Koivu’s shot past goalie Jeff Zatkoff.
Parise gave the Wild a 2-1 lead at 7:12 of the third, and Sundqvist tied it 14 seconds later.
Zatkoff made 16 saves for Pittsburgh.