The Pittsburgh Penguins traveled to Denver to take on the Avalanche on Wednesday night with rumors swirling that a loss could mean the end of their head coach’s tenure with the team.
Mike Johnston has been under siege since the Pens 0-3 start, and recent comments by general manager Jim Rutherford only ratcheted up the scrutiny.
With a solid start, the Pens were threatening to score early when an 2-on-2 Avalanche rush into the Penguins’ defensive zone saw a Nathan MacKinnon shot carom off of Kris Letang‘s pad and onto the waiting stick of Matt Duchene.