GAME RECAP: Penguins at Avalanche () | Sidney Crosby’s Four-Point Game

The Penguins got off to a roaring start against the Colorado Avalanche, who had won their last eight games going into today’s contest. Jesse Puljujarvi started things off by crashing the net and whacking the puck in. Bryan Rust tallied a goal of his own after Sidney Crosby took the puck away in the neutral zone. Rust drove to the net with a power move and slipped the puck home. In the 2nd period, Sidney Crosby’s extra-effort lunge towards the puck kept play alive, and he was able to masterfully deflect a shot in behind Avs netminder Georgiev. Then, P.O Joseph’s patience with the puck allowed him to wrist the puck in, giving the Penguins a commanding 4-0 lead. Walker and Trenin would each get some revenge on the Penguins, and the score was 4-2 in favor of the visitors heading into the 3rd period. Just over three-and-a-half minutes into the period, Drouin struck to get Colorado within one. It was Nathan MacKinnon, with under five minutes remaining in regulation, who tied the game and sent it to over