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The match between Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers took an interesting turn as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged out the Florida Panthers by one goal and won the game 7-6. What was even more interesting was the performance given by Kris Letang. The defenseman was just taken off the side lines from the injured reserve and he turned out to be a big reason for the win.

Needless to say, the NHL community went nuts over his comeback. The video posted by Pittsburgh Penguins on their Twitter handle got raving reviews from the fans.

Kris Letang and His Crazy Comeback had the Fans Hollering

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In their Tweet, the Pittsburgh Penguins wrote, “IT IS KRIS LETANG’S NIGHT AND WE’RE LOVING EVERY SECOND 💛” and many people said that they were “HERE 👏 FOR 👏 IT 👏”. A fan was extremely happy about Letang’s redemption, and wrote, “I cannot imagine the healing power of this moment for him. Amazing.”

 

 

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The hashtag #Let’sGoPens was also thrown around by many. People wrote, “

AMAZING #LetsGoPens
” and some even believed that his performance had a little something to do with the divine or spiritual intervention. Someone wrote, “That was his Dad’s spirit behind or with him tonight wow.” 

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Many people were excited to have Letang back on the rink. A fan wrote, “Welcome back, bud 🥰🥰🥰” Another fan wrote, “@Letang_58
was perfect! Great to see him back in the lineup and more importantly to see him smile” The audience clearly enjoyed watching the game because of Letang. Someone wrote, “You just love to see it ❤️❤️” 

The game was a tussle between the two teams, but Kris Letang especially surprised everyone, given the fact that he recently suffered from an injury.

Letang’s Resilience is Something to Write About

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While playing against Detroit on December 28, Kris Letang sustained an injury due to which he missed 11 subsequent games. But during this game, it was as if he had never left the rink at all. He scored two goals and gave two assists. But the injuries during the game are not the only misfortune that Letang has had to suffer through.

 

 

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The Defenseman had a stroke somewhere around November and December and had to stop playing then as well. And this was not the first, but the second stroke he had to suffer through in the past eight years. Impressed by his resilience, a fan also wrote, “Pretty good for a guy who has had multiple strokes…” Letang’s dedication to the game is definitely noteworthy. Do you think what he did during the match was commendable?

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