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The Colorado Avalanche overcame a first-period deficit to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Saturday night.
Pittsburgh held a 2-1 lead after the opening frame and carried a 14-5 edge in shots, with goals from Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust, the latter assisted by Sidney Crosby. The Avalanche turned the game around in the final two periods. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, while TJ Hughes netted his first NHL goal right after a Colorado power play expired to make it 4-2. Nathan MacKinnon added a power play marker with five minutes remaining in the third period, and Gabe Landeskog converted a tap-in after Arturs Silovs went down in the crease.
MacKinnon also missed a penalty shot, falling to 0 for 5 in his career on such attempts. Mackenzie Blackwood tended goal for Colorado, while Silovs started for Pittsburgh.
The Avalanche, dressing 11 forwards and seven defensemen due to injuries to Logan O'Connor, Zach LHeureux and Nic Roy, will visit Philadelphia on Monday, October 19th at 5 p.m. MT.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).