7 - 2

F

— A four goal first period, highlighted by four goals on their first six shots saw the Pittsburgh Penguins (34-18-15, 83 pts) start to finish dominate the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche (44-13-9, 97 pts) in a 7-2 win over the Avs on Monday night —

*Evgeni Malkin – 2 Goals (14, 15), Assist
*Erik Karlsson – Goal (7), 2 Assists
*Bryan Rust – Goal (25), Assist
*Elmer Soderblom – Goal (3), Assist
*Noel Acciari – Goal (9), Assist
*Anthony Mantha – Goal (25)
*Connor Dewar – 2 Assists

4 – 3 (F)

— Penguins rally from a 2-0 deficit with a massive two points on a night the Islanders and Blue Jackets were also victorious. Noel Acciari scored the go-ahead goal at the 8:03 mark of the third period in powering the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Utah Mammoth for a 4-3 win on Saturday night. Acciari won a puck battle from Nick Schmaltz and put it past Mammoth netminder Karel Vejmelka for the go-ahead goal. Stuart Skinner made 26 saves for and early on kept this one from Pittsburgh getting blown out of the building after allowing a leaky goal in the opening moments. Bryan Rust (24, PPG), Anthony Mantha (25, PPG) and Tommy Novak (15) also scored for Pittsburgh in the win.–

*Erik Karlsson – 2 Assists
*Special Teams: PIT 2/6 on the PP