The Red Wings outshot the Penguins 13-2 in the first overtime and kept the puck in the Pittsburgh end for most of it. Detroit, however, took the only penalty but killed it off without much difficulty.

Fleury knocked aside Datsyuk’s drive 6½ minutes into overtime and then fought off a rebound try by Valtteri Filppula. Tomas Holmstrom, who returned from a one-game absence caused by an injured hamstring, got the puck while he was alone in the slot only to have his spin-o-rama attempt kept out by the Penguins’ 23-year-old netminder.

Pittsburgh’s best early overtime chance came from Evgeni Malkin, the MVP finalist, who earned the first assist on the winning goal for his first point in the series. Malkin took a pass from Jarkko Ruutu as he came off the bench and fired a drive from the right circle that bounced off Osgood’s arm before he gloved it.

Each team received a power play in the second overtime, and both penalties came in the offensive zone.

Pittsburgh earned its second goalie interference penalty after regulation when Dan Cleary drove hard to the net and bumped Fleury near the right post. The Red Wings failed to get a shot on Fleury after Sykora hooked Niklas Kronwall in front of the Detroit net following a scoring chance.

Fleury remained sharp and made 20 saves through two overtimes. He kept his cool even after losing sight of the puck, which popped over him and landed on top of the net.

With “The Joe” decked out in red and ready to rock, the Penguins drained the juice out of the building in the first.

Hall’s goal was particularly deflating because the puck was shot into the net by Kronwall with 5:19 left in the period.

Detroit seemed poised to end the series on home ice, where the Red Wings outscored the Penguins a combined 7-0 in the first two games of the series.

But just as they did in the Western Conference finals against Dallas, the Presidents’ Trophy winners dropped Game 5 with a chance to wrap things up.

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