The Colorado Avalanche made a statement Tuesday at Ball Arena: “Never give up.”
Casey Mittelstadt put the Avs ahead on the power play with 4:09 remaining, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, including an empty-netter, Nathan MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 17 games, and the Avalanche fought tooth and nail to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-1.
Jack Drury also added an empty-netter in the waning moments as Colorado improved to 3-0 on their six-game homestand.
Scott Wedgewood, who had only played one game in the previous five weeks due to injury, earned first-star of the game honors as he was lights out in net, stopping 32 shots in his first game since February 22.