Avs Overcome Plucky Penguins, 4-1

In a battle of the Avs versus the ‘av’ nots, Colorado overcame a plucky, determined Penguins squad to prevail, 4-1, last night at Ball Arena.

The game was much tighter than the final outcome would indicate. Indeed, the Pens more than held their own against their talented hosts for the better part of 56 minutes.

Following a scoreless opening frame, the Avs grabbed the lead at 6:36 of the second period on a goal by Artturi Lehkonen from the low slot, courtesy of a crisp feed off the end boards by Nathan MacKinnon.

Our Pens refused to knuckle under. With just over two minutes remaining in the period, Sidney Crosby scooped up a loose puck into the neutral zone and cruised down the right side of the Avs’ zone. Spying Bryan Rust on the opposite side, Sid slipped a perfect seam pass to his linemate in the left circle. Rusty wasted no time in threading a touch pass through the wickets of defenseman Oliver Kylington to Rickard Rakell at the back door. RikRak steered the puck home for his 29th goal of the campaign.

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