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OT

— Sean Walker scored with 28.3 seconds left in overtime to deliver the Carolina Hurricanes a thrilling 6-5 OT over the Pittsburgh Penguins. For the Penguins it was a heartbreaking loss after rallying from a 4-3 deficit on goals from Erik Karlsson and Ben Kindel 23 seconds apart at 14:46 and 15:09 of the third to take a 5-4 lead with under five minutes. Pittsburgh was unable to close the door as a K’Andre Miller goal with 2:51 left in regulation sent the game to OT —

*Erik Karlsson – 2 Goals (8,9), 1 Assist
*Sidney Crosby – Goal (28), Assist
*Bryan Rust – Goal (26)
*Ben Kindel – Goal (17)

*Stuart Skinner – 38 Saves, .864 SV%

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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