It certainly wasn’t pretty, but one power play chance and strong goaltending was enough.
Casey Mittelstadt scored with 4:06 remaining and Scott Wedgewood made 32 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche fend off the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, Tuesday night at Ball Arena.
The Penguins, who are in last place in the Atlantic Division and have already moved into seller mode ahead of the trade deadline, outplayed the Avalanche for much of this contest.
“(Wedgewood) was outstanding. We did not move the puck at all,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “Turnovers after turnovers into scoring chances against.