The Penguins had let a three-goal third-period lead evaporate when Florida’s Sam Bennett, Adam Boqvist and Matthew Tkachuk scored within a 4:32 span to pull the Panthers even.

The Pittsburgh Penguins blew a three-goal lead against the Florida Panthers, only to win the game in overtime 5-4 thanks to a Bryan Rust goal.

One streak will end, while another will continue. Both entering the matchup riding a three-game winning streak, the Florida Panthers (15-9-1) will face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins (10-12-4) at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.

Pittsburgh Penguins (10-12-4, 24 points, 8th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7 p.m. ET How to Watch: SN-PIT, SCRIPPS, national streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: It’s not getting much easier from here.

There hasn’t been a surplus of reasons to cheer for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. But a four-game winning streak can certainly provide some level of optimism. Especially when that fourth victory comes against the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Despite another blown multi-goal lead in the third period by the Penguins, they responded in overtime to come away with two more points

Bryan Rust scored the game-winning goal 91 seconds into overtime to lift the host Pittsburgh Penguins past Florida Panthers 5-4 on Tuesday.

Fairly quiet game early on. Tristan Jarry gets tested by Matthew Tkachuk and comes up big. Seconds later, Kris Letang clears the puck out of the zone but turns it over at the middle of the ice. Florida roars back and a long-range shot from Jesper Boqvist is one Jarry can see all the way,