The Penguins closed 2016 in appropriate fashion on Saturday — by winning.
In typical, resilient fashion, too.
Evgeni Malkin scored a power play goal at 1:54 of overtime to help the Penguins stretch their winning streak to four with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena.
Trailing 3-2 with goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury pulled, Conor Sheary used his body to redirect a Justin Schultz shot at 19:05 to take the game into overtime.
Then Malkin pumped one from above the right circle, off the post and past Carey Price.
The Penguins raised their overall record to 25-8-5, and the win helped them improve to 10-0-1 in their last 11 at home.