Detroit ? Not so fast, Motor City. The Detroit Red Wings’ road to the Stanley Cup has another stop to make.

Against all odds, the Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive in the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 that ended on Petr Sykora’s goal 9:57 into the third overtime Monday night.

With Jiri Hudler serving a four-minute penalty for high-sticking, Sykora wound up in the right circle and ripped a drive past Chris Osgood to end the marathon that lasted 41â2 hours, ending at 12:46 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.

The series will head back to Pittsburgh for Game 6 on Wednesday night.

The party in Detroit was on in the final minute. Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was on the bench, the Pittsburgh net was empty and the seconds ticked down toward Detroit’s fourth Stanley Cup championship in 11 seasons.

Maxime Talbot put the fans back into their seats and saved the Penguins’ season when he scored on the second whack of the puck at the left post with 34.3 seconds left in regulation. Fleury kept them alive with a brilliant 55-save effort, including 24 in overtime.