Bryan Rust recorded the overtime winner to lift the Penguins past Florida, the defending Stanley Cup Champions, by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena (full recap here). He rounded out the scoring that began with Owen Pickering’s first NHL goal,

Owen Pickering was a distant 61 feet away from the net when he fired a first-period wrister at Florida Panthers netminder Spencer Knight on Tuesday night. Oftentimes, lower-velocity, longer-range shots such as Pickering’s find the back of the net on deflections.

A dream come true for former Swift Current Broncos Captain Owen Pickering. He scored his first career NHL goal last night for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 overtime win over the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers.