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Avalanche Fall 4-3 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

The Penguins earned a 4-3 victory over the Avalanche on Friday at Pepsi Center.

Bettors who backed the Penguins were rewarded as +146 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.

Bryan Rust, Jared McCann, Evgeni Malkin, and Teddy Blueger each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Blueger opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Matt Murray turned in a 28-save effort for the Penguins.

Colorado got goals from Matt Calvert, Gabriel Landeskog, and Nathan MacKinnon in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Colorado got a 26-stop effort from Pavel Francouz in the loss.

Pittsburgh scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 31-30.

Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Coyotes. Colorado, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.