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Versteeg scores in overtime Blackhawks beat Penguins LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizePITTSBURGH Kris Versteegs timely goal gave Antti Niemi a welldeserved winVersteeg scored 238 into overtime Niemi stopped 32 of 33 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins fivegame home winning streak with a 21 victory Saturday nightVersteeg took a pass from Brian Campbell while standing in front of Penguins goalie MarcAndre Fleury and had his initial shot stopped He got the rebound and knocked it past Fleury for his ninth goal That lifted Chicago to its 10th win in 13 games (1021)Any time you go to the net youre going to have to take a hit Versteeg said I just was fortunate the puck kind of bounced out to me againFormer Penguins forward Marian Hossa booed every time he touched the puck scored 737 into the game It was his third goal in six games with the Blackhawks since he returned from a shoulder injuryJordan Staal tied it for Pittsburgh with 132 left in regulation after Niemi had stopped the Penguins first 31 shots Niemi the backup to Cristobal Huet fell just short of his third shutout in six starts this seasonWe just talked about how well hes played and he deserves maybe a little more ice time Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said But its nice to know that the tandem we have the onetwo punch is strong He was great It was a goalie win and he looked big he looked confident he found the puck No rebounds and he was in controlIt was a pretty intense gameThe Penguins played without captain Sidney Crosby who sat out because of a sore groin Crosby had seven goals and four assists in his previous three games all Pittsburgh victoriesEven without him the talented teams had a bevy of young stars trading chances in an entertaining and physical game There was a playoff feel in the matchup of two clubs with the secondbest records in their conferencesIt was a big game for both teams to prove themselves Staal said Us coming into this game we wanted to prove we could play with this team We heard a lot about them and wanted to show them our bestHossa has been a villain in Pittsburgh since he left the Penguins and signed with the De...