Avalanche beats the Penguins 5-2

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday, October 16, at Ball Arena in Denver.

The Penguins led 2-1 after the first period, the Avalanche led 4-2 after the second period, and the Avalanche led 5-2 after regulation.

With 8:28 left in the first period, Evgeni Malkin scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Ville Koivunen and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh Penguins led 1-0. With 4:24 left in the second period, Gabriel Landeskog scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Brock Nelson and Nazem Kadri. Colorado Avalanche led 3-2. With 15:06 left in the third period, Nathan MacKinnon scored on a slap shot, assisted by Cale Makar and Martin Necas. Colorado Avalanche led 5-2.

Evgeni Malkin led the Penguins with 1 goal. Artturi Lehkonen led the Avalanche with 2 goals. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Avalanche.

Colorado Avalanche was favored by 1.5 goals. Avalanche covered. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Avalanche are 5-3. In their last 4 games they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at home on October 16, lost to the Dallas Stars 2-3 at home on October 14, beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Dallas on October 13, and lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-6 at home on October 10.

The Penguins are 3-5. In their last 4 games they lost to the Colorado Avalanche 2-5 in Colorado on October 16, lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-5 in Chicago on October 13, beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 at home on October 10, and lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-3 in Columbus on October 9.

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