Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 as Landeskog scores winner

Malkin and Rust strike 29 seconds apart

Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring at 8:28 of the first period, shooting while falling after cutting across the slot. Bryan Rust doubled Pittsburgh's lead at 8:57, converting Sidney Crosby's pass on a two-on-one.

Ville Koivunen, replacing injured Egor Chinakhov on Malkin's line, initiated the rush before the opener. Crosby's assist on Rust's goal brought his career total to 1,110, moving him into seventh place in NHL history.

Lehkonen begins Colorado's response

Artturi Lehkonen tipped Nathan MacKinnon's pass off the rush with 8:59 remaining in the first to cut the deficit.

Colorado scored on its third shot, but Pittsburgh finished the opening period ahead 2–1 and held a 14–5 advantage in shots.

Koivunen also hit the post with a tipped chance while Pittsburgh still led 2–1, missing an opportunity to restore the Penguins' two-goal advantage.

Three second-period goals put Colorado ahead

Lehkonen equalized 25 seconds into the second, gloving down MacKinnon's rebound off the post and scoring from the crease. Arturs Silovs then stopped MacKinnon's penalty shot, but 15 seconds later Landeskog finished Brock Nelson's pass at 4:24 for the eventual winner.

Rickard Rakell had a semi-breakaway stopped during the second period.

T.J. Hughes tipped MacKinnon's pass for his first NHL goal with 5:03 left.

That goal immediately followed the expiration of Colorado's power play; it was not a power-play goal.

MacKinnon completes the scoring

Andrei Kuzmenko was denied from close range during a third-period Pittsburgh power play.

MacKinnon completed the scoring at 15:06 of the third, one-timing Makar's feed for a power-play goal.

Pittsburgh generated third-period chances but never added to its two opening-period goals.