PENGUINS (10-8-5) at AVALANCHE (14-6-4) 9:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, ATTSN-PT
They've outscored opponents 22-11 during the streak. Colorado defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday and is 7-0-1 in its past eight games. The Penguins will attempt to stretch their point streak to six games following their 4-3 win at the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. They are 3-0-2 in the past five games after going 1-7-1 in the previous nine. Pittsburgh has scored at least four goals in five of its past six games.
Players to watch
Penguins forward Phil Kessel has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in a nine-game point streak. He has 14 points (10 goals, four assists) in 14 games against Colorado. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in a five-game point streak, and he leads the NHL in assists (30) and points (40). He has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in the past eight games.
They said it
"Our players deserve to feel good about themselves. They've played hard over the last little while. They probably deserved more results than they've gotten to this point, but that's just the way it goes. We just have to stick with it." -- Penguins coach Mike Sullivan "The message we're sending is we feel like we're a really good team and we're trying to push the standard every day to be even better. It starts with being able to beat the best in the League." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
Crosby has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past seven games. … MacKinnon has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in a five-game point streak.
