TORONTO — This article originally appeared on pittsburghhockeynow.com.
The effort was there for the Pittsburgh Penguins. So were the focus and commitment and desperation they’ve been playing with for more than a week.
This time, though, it wasn’t quite enough, in part because they had another 0-fer night on the power play.
But despite losing to Toronto, 3-2, at Scotiabank Arena in overtime Monday night, pushing the game past the third period allowed the Penguins to earn a point, tying them with Detroit for the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
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