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Brandon Sutter scores second goal in overtime, Penguins top Wild 3-2

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Kasperi Kapanen (42) goes into the corner with Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon (46) during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (The Associated Press)

Minnesota Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper (35) blocks a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins' Andrew Ebbett (25) in the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (The Associated Press)

Brandon Sutter scored his second goal of the game 2:23 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Sutter beat Ilya Bryzgalov with a backhander in overtime. Sutter opened the scoring in the first period with a power-play goal. Oskar Sundqvist also scored for Pittsburgh (1-2-0).

Thomas Vanek and Zach Parise scored for Minnesota (0-1-1).

Vanek tied it at 1 on a power play 33 seconds into the second period, tipping Mikko Koivu's shot past goalie Jeff Zatkoff. Parise gave the Wild a 2-1 lead at 7:12 of the third, and Sundqvist tied it 14 seconds later.

Zatkoff made 16 saves for Pittsburgh.