Avalanche Score Five Straight to Beat Penguins 5-2; MacKinnon Has Four Points, Crosby Records 1,110th Assist
The Colorado Avalanche scored five straight goals to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night, Oct. 16, at Ball Arena in Denver. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust scored 29 seconds apart to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 first-period lead before Colorado took over: Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, tying the game 25 seconds into the second period, and captain Gabriel Landeskog put Colorado ahead with his 83rd career go-ahead goal.
Nathan MacKinnon finished with a goal and three assists for four points, including a third-period power-play goal, and now has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in eight games this season. Rookie T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,110th career assist, moving into sole possession of seventh place in NHL history, one shy of Ray Bourque's record for most assists with one franchise (1,111).
Pittsburgh visits the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. (GSM, based on reporting by Sportsnet and the Associated Press)
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