Penguins Crush Avalanche, Malkin Shines

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The Pittsburgh Penguins crushed the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 at ballerina on Monday night.

Evgeny Malkin made a huge impact in his return, scoring two goals and adding an assist.

Eric Carson also shown with a goal and two assists, while Brian Rest, Elmer Soderblom,

and no Axiari each shipped in a goal and an assist.

Malkin had missed five games due to a suspension for slashing an opponent back on March 5th.

Artur's side-loss was solid in net for Pittsburgh, turning aside 25 shots to secure the win.

This victory gives the penguins two straight wins and a two win, one loss, one overtime

loss record, through the first four games of their five-game.

Roe Trip, they're now 34-18-15 on the season.

For the Avalanche, Nathan, McKinnon, and Brent Burns each scored, but their team has dropped

two in a row and three of their last four.

Scott Wedgewood gave up three goals on five shots before McKinsey Blackwood came in and

stopped 12.

The penguins head into their final road game with momentum, while Colorado looks to bounce

back from this rough stretch.

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