PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — snap a three-game losing streak.

The Pittsburgh Penguins remain without Sidney Crosby. On Sunday, they take on the Boston Bruins, and the Penguins' captain is still sidelined due to injury. That could slowly be changing, though. Before the game,

Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from down three goals for a 5-4 win against the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday. Novak won it with a one-timer from the slot.

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The Penguins currently have a four-point lead over Columbus, the first team outside the playoff seeding.

The Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby, is said to be recovering faster than expected following an Olympic injury. Although he has been sidelined to miss the game with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday,

The Pittsburgh Penguins sit second in penalty-kill percentage, sixth in goals against, and 10th in shot suppression, so — even missing key players like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — they’re positioned well to cause the Bruins problems and get a win.