Day After, Penguins Smile Through Pain

By LYNN ZINSER

PITTSBURGH — When the Penguins arrived at Mellon Arena for a meeting Tuesday morning, their incredulous smiles had not faded in the hours since their season-saving victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Neither had their bruises.

The Penguins wore those like badges of pride, the cost of competing for a Cup that was nearly awarded to the Red Wings in Joe Louis Arena — until the Penguins tied the game in the final seconds of regulation. They then snatched the victory after 49 minutes 37 seconds of overtime, ending an epic game that will be followed by Game 6 on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. The Penguins trail the best-of-seven series, 3-2.

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