DENVER CO - FEBRUARY 16: Jordan Staal #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins puts a hit on Paul Stastny #26 of the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on February 16 2011 in Denver Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Colorado Avalanche Get First Point In Nine Games, Still Lose To Penguins In Overtime, 2-3
The Avalanche showed much better effort on the ice tonight, but they are still on a multi-game losing streak.
Colorado Avalanche Get First Point In Nine Games, Still Lose To Penguins In Overtime, 2-3
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Colorado Avalanche Get First Point In Nine Games, Still Lose To Penguins In Overtime, 2-3
It wasn't quite like a phoenix rising from its ashes, but the Colorado Avalanche played a hard-fought game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, losing, 2-3, in overtime. Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy picked up the rebound to score the game-winning goal at 4:10.
Joe Vitale started the scoring with a goal for the Penguins in the first period. It was the first of his career. There was another first career goal in this game when Cameron Gaunce scored the Avalanche's second goal of the second period. Chris Stewart had the other Avalanche goal. But shortly after Gaunce's goal, Jordan Staal netted the equalizer.
Peter Budaj made 33 saves on 36 shots while Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 stops.
Though their losing streak extended to nine games, the Avalanche (25-26-7, 57 points) picked up their first point during that span--a small consolation. They will head to the West Coast to face the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
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Avalanche Vs. Penguins: Plenty Of Stars Amiss
The long awaited return of Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins to the Pepsi Center has turned into a disappointing matchup between two teams limping towards season's end.
Crosby hasn't played in a game since January 5, as he is still recovering from a concussion. Evgeni Malkin tore his ACL and MCL last week, and underwent season-ending surgery. On the Colorado Avalanche side, Peter Forsberg retired before the Avalanche's most recent homestand, and Matt Duchene has been confirmed as suffering a hand injury. Duchene will miss his first game of the season tonight.
Both teams have had a rough stretch the past two weeks. The Avalanche lost their last game by a 9-1 margin against divisional foe Calgary Flames. The Penguins were involved in a massive brawl against the New York Islanders in a game they eventually lost 9-3. Colorado has lost eight games in a row, the longest current streak in the NHL. 15 of their last 25 games are on the road. Pittsburgh is 1-4 in their past five games.
Peter Budaj will get the start in net for Colorado after being pulled from Monday's debacle against Calgary. Marc-Andre Fleury will be in net for Pittsburgh.
Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. MST.
