The Colorado Avalanche are facing the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at home in the Pepsi Center. This is their second meeting.
Colorado visited the Penguins in Pittsburgh just one week ago. They ground out a 2-1 win, getting a little secondary scoring from defenseman Mark Barberio and forward Blake Comeau. Goalie Jonathan Bernier almost got a shut out until color commentator Peter McNab jinxed him by calling a “shutout against the Stanley Cup champs” with three minutes left in the game. Phil Kessel proceeded to score.
In any case, the Avalanche are coming off a game that they lost in four minutes and 11 seconds to the Tampa Bay Lightning.