NHL scores: Avalanche rally past Penguins 5-2 as MacKinnon posts 3 assists and a goal

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 17). NHL scores: Avalanche rally past Penguins 5-2 as MacKinnon posts 3 assists and a goal. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl-scores-avalanche-rally-past-penguins-5-2-as-mackinnon-posts-3-assists-and-a-goal/article_43ab0da4-722d-50df-832b-e919b008eea8.html

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In a comeback win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Colorado Avalanche scored five straight goals to secure a 5-2 victory on Friday night. Nathan MacKinnon contributed with three assists and one power-play goal, while Artturi Lehkonen scored twice. The Penguins had taken an early 2-0 lead but were outscored by the Avalanche in the second period when they tallied three goals to take control of the game.
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On Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in an NHL game. Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal and added three assists, while Artturi Lehkonen contributed two goals. The Penguins initially took a 2-0 lead with goals from Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust, but the Avalanche responded by scoring five consecutive goals, including three in the second period. T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal during this comeback, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for Colorado. The win marked the debut of assistant coach Brett McLean, who took over power-play duties after Dave Hakstol left to become head coach at Arizona State.

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Avalanche BRUINS Boston DUCKS NHL

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DUCKS ORG · 4× NHL ORG · 4× Avalanche ORG · 3× BRUINS ORG · 3× ANAHEIM GPE · 2× Boston ORG · 2× Hughes PERSON · 2× Lindholm PERSON · 2× DENVER GPE · 1× Nathan MacKinnon PERSON · 1×

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Less than five minutes after Pastrnak converted a give-and-go with Lindholm, the Ducks failed to mark Lindholm during a power play and allowed him to tap in a pass from Pavel Zacha with 11:39 to play.
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DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. asserted
Avalanche → have → night
T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal, while Mackenzie Blackwood settled in after a shaky start to stop 29 shots. asserted
Blackwood → score → shots
Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead after scoring 29 seconds apart midway through the first period. asserted
Malkin → give → period
The Avalanche erupted for five straight tallies, including three in the second period. asserted
Avalanche → erupt → period
Colorado finished 1 of 4 on the power play in the Avalanche debut of assistant coach Brett McLean. asserted
Colorado → finish → McLean
He’s in charge of the unit after Dave Hakstol left to take over as head coach of the men’s hockey program at Arizona State. asserted
Hakstol → ’ → State
Lehkonen’s second goal tied it 25 seconds into the second period. asserted
goal → tie → period
Captain Gabriel Landeskog had a goal nearly four minutes later for his 83rd career go-ahead score. asserted
Landeskog → have → score
He’s tied with Mikko Rantanen for sixth-most in Avalanche history. asserted
He → tie → history
Hall of Famer Joe Sakic tops the list with 210. asserted
Sakic → top → 210
Hughes got free down low and poked in a pass from MacKinnon. asserted
Hughes → get → MacKinnon
He was hugged by Cale Makar and then playfully squirted with water by Landeskog as Hughes made his way past the bench. asserted
Hughes → hug → bench
Sidney Crosby notched his 1,110th career assist to move into sole possession of seventh place in NHL history. asserted
Crosby → notch → history
He’s also one assist shy of matching Ray Bourque (1,111 with Boston) for the most in league history with a one franchise. asserted
He → ’ → franchise
Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading Boston past Anaheim for its fourth straight victory. asserted
Lindholm → assist → victory
David Pastrnak scored a tying power-play goal and Frederic Brunet got his first NHL goal for the Bruins, who roared back from an early two-goal deficit and improved to 6-2-0. asserted
who → score → 6
Less than five minutes after Pastrnak converted a give-and-go with Lindholm, the Ducks failed to mark Lindholm during a power play and allowed him to tap in a pass from Pavel Zacha with 11:39 to play. asserted
him → convert → 11:39
Matthew Poitras added another goal with 3:40 left on James Hagens’ second assist of the night. asserted
Poitras → add → night
Michael DiPietro made 25 saves in his second start of the season for the Bruins. asserted
DiPietro → make → Bruins
Beckett Sennecke got his fifth goal and Tim Washe also scored for the Ducks, who have lost three straight home games while giving up 13 goals. asserted
who → get → goals
Lukas Dostal stopped 18 shots. asserted
Dostal → stop → shots
Ducks captain Mikael Granlund sat out with an upper-body injury, and goal-scoring winger Cutter Gauthier filled in by moving to center for the first time in his NHL career. asserted
Gauthier → sit → career
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