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Nathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists, Artturi Lehkonen scores twice as Avs beat Penguins 5-2

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Graham, P. (2026, October 17). Nathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists, Artturi Lehkonen scores twice as Avs beat Penguins 5-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nathan-mackinnon-has-goal-and-3-assists-artturi-lehkonen-scores-twice-as-avs-beat-penguins-5-2/article_c6e65696-f3b4-5607-a68e-ca0b79c42d09.html

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Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and added three assists while Artturi Lehkonen scored twice as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. The Avalanche rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win, scoring five consecutive goals including three in the second period. T.J. Hughes scored his first NHL goal for Colorado, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust had early goals for Pittsburgh before the Avalanche took 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 ORG · 4× MacKinnon PERSON · 3× Hughes PERSON · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Artturi Lehkonen PERSON · 1× DENVER GPE · 1× Nathan MacKinnon PERSON · 1× T.J. Hughes PERSON · 1× the Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1× the Pittsburgh Penguins ORG · 1×

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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.

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2026-10-17 · Toronto Star

Nathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists, Artturi Lehkonen scores twice as Avs beat Penguins 5-2 · assertive framing

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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

MacKinnon improved to 12-6-3 when playing against Crosby, his good buddy from Nova Scotia. asserted

MacKinnon → improve → Scotia

MacKinnon was awarded a penalty shot, but was stopped by Arturs Silovs. asserted

MacKinnon → award → Silovs