Penguins score 2-1 win in OT

Colby Armstrong's goal at 2:39 of overtime lifted Pittsburgh past Florida.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Colby Armstrong scored at 2:39 of overtime to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
Jordan Staal also scored for Pittsburgh, which rebounded after having its 14-0-2 streak snapped by the New York Islanders on Monday.
Jocelyn Thibault, making only his fourth start since Dec. 21, stopped 32 shots for Pittsburgh in a goaltending duel with Ed Belfour.
Juraj Kolnik scored for Florida, which had won eight of its last nine at home against Pittsburgh.
Belfour made 39 saves for Florida, including several key stops in the third period to keep the score tied at 1. He also came up big at the start of overtime, when the Penguins had a power play for the first 1:57.
Armstrong finally beat Belfour and won it with a wrist shot to the short side when he skated in on a 2-on-1 after taking a pass from Maxime Talbot.
Staal scored the only goal of the first period on a 5-on-3 power play when he tipped in Evgeni Malkin's slap shot while standing in front of the net with 3:35 left.
Florida tied it with 2:19 left in the second period after a nice individual effort by Chris Gratton, who dumped the puck into the Pittsburgh end, got to the loose puck and backhanded a pass that Kolnik tipped in from the front of the net.
Notes
Florida dropped to 7-21-9 when opponents score first. ... NHL scoring leader Sidney Crosby assisted on Staal's goal, extending his point streak to six games. ... Malkin also extended his point streak to six games. ... Pittsburgh improved to 10-9 in overtime, while Florida dropped to 1-13.
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