Pregame was a very dim setting for the Penguins as Justin Brazeau was ruled out with an upper body injury and was ruled day to day, that seemed like the final blow to the Penguins luck. That was not the case in the end result.
Boston was in complete control of this hockey game for 40 minutes and pounced on the Penguins, every chance they got and managed to climb out to a 3-0 lead thanks to Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak.
Those Penguins didn't go away as Egor Chinakhov got a sneaky power-play goal before the second period ended which was the spark the team needed.
Connor Dewar and Anthony Mantha led the way to tie the game at three, Pavel Zacha completed his hat-trick to put Boston ahead 4-3 but Anthony Mantha played hero again and tied the game at four and sent the game to overtime.
Egor Chinakhov's hard working and resilient solo effort setup Tommy Novak's overtime winner which completed the shocking comeback for the Penguins.
Tommy Novak's plus four and two points including the game winner was the Penguins clear number one star with Erik Karlsson leading the way with a spectacular performance once again.
This was the first 3-0 comeback win for the Penguins without Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin since February 10, 2001, which was against the New Jersey Devils.
New guy Elmer Soderblom had a pretty impressive first game with the team as he made his ability and tall presence felt early on and impressed Penguins fans right from the hop.
This was by far not the prettiest effort and the team appeared to be in serious trouble but they were able to climb out of a three goal hole and showed the heart they have been showing all year long, staying with the hockey game and resulted in two very well season saving points that keep them ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets now creating a five point gap between them and re-claiming second place in the Metropolitan division ahead of the New York Islanders by just one point with a game in hand.
Another big question mark upcoming with the dreaded six game central and double Carolina road trip is if Sidney Crosby will join the team for trip and a return possibly in play? The team desperately needs it captain back and it shows. The gauntlet of March is ahead and it's time for the Penguins to show up.