The Colorado Avalanche put together a solid effort and earned a point in the standings, but a lack of execution on some of its offensive chances prevented a victory for the club.
In a back-and-forth contest, the Avs tied the game with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime but fell 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Pepsi Center on Friday.
"There were areas of our game tonight that were great, but that is a really good hockey team," said Colorado head coach Jared Bednar. "It was a really good hockey game. I have no problem with the way we played or the effort we played with. There will be some guys that I will watch that game and say, 'hey we got some guys that got to be better, they got to give us a little bit more.'"
Colorado's Strong Effort Not Enough Against Penguins
Avs scored late in regulation to force overtime

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