Bryan Rust scored 1:31 into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided another late collapse by beating the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins still face a long, steep climb to get to where they want to be in the standings, but they are closing in on a milestone that might have seemed unreachable just a week ago. They defeated Florida,

The Penguins had let a three-goal third-period lead evaporate when Florida’s Sam Bennett, Adam Boqvist and Matthew Tkachuk scored within a 4:32 span to pull the Panthers even.