The Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to force overtime but ultimately fell 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at Pepsi Center.
Matt Calvert tied the contest for Colorado with 31 seconds remaining in regulation after deflecting in a shot from Cale Makar, but Jared McCann gave Pittsburgh the victory after tallying at 3:19 of the OT period.
Nathan MacKinnon scored on the power play for the Avs in the first period, and Gabriel Landeskog recorded a multi-point outing with a goal and an assist. Defenseman Samuel Girard had two assists and now has 11 helpers in his last six games.
Rapid Recap: Penguins 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
Colorado rallies but falls in overtime to Pittsburgh

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PIT@COL: MacKinnon blasts one-timer into the twine

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