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Postgame: Avalanche Get Payback In Pittsburgh, Cruise to 6-2 Victory
Just over a week ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins came to Ball Arena and handed the Avalanche their worst loss of the season. The Avalanche returned the favor on Tuesday.
Colorado went into PPG Paints Arena and used a four-goal first period to win 6-2 and get revenge on Sidney Crosby’s Penguins.
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Martin Necas scored two goals, while Nathan MacKinnon, Sam Malinski, Parker Kelly, and Ross Colton each added one, extending Colorado’s winning streak to three games. The Avs also got an assist from Logan O’Connor, who made his season debut after missing the first 69 games of the regular season. Malinski had a helper too, finishing with two points.
Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves in goal, earning his 26th victory of the season to allow the Avs to remain perfect on their road trip. The Avalanche will play in Winnipeg on Thursday before heading back to Ball Arena for three straight.
This was the closest they’ve been to full health since the trade deadline. With Colton and O’Connor returning, head coach Jared Bednar was finally able to slot Nazem Kadri in as the 3C. He played with wingers Parker Kelly and O’Connor, while Jack Drury centered the fourth line with Joel Kiviranta and Zakhar Bardakov. Nic Roy missed the game with an upper-body injury, joining Artturi Lehkonen on the injured list.
With three strong lines, Bednar distributed the ice time a lot more than he was able to just a few days ago. It allowed the Avs to flex their depth both up front and on the blueline. The points were coming from all over the lineup while the top line still did its part.
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The scoring started with a nice break for MacKinnon. He battled to beat the defenseman and put it past goalie Arturs Silovs to give the Avs a 1-0 lead at 4:57. Just over three minutes later, Egor Chinakhov responded, scoring on a one-timer set up by former Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard.
The score remained knotted up at 1-1 for several minutes. But then the floodgates open. First, Malinski’s tally put the Avs ahead. After that, a power play one-timer goal from Necas that took just five seconds to score doubled the lead. And moments later, O’Connor set up Kelly from behind the net, and his teammate fired a laser into the top corner to make it 4-1.
All three of those goals came in a 1:55 span, and it gave the Avs the same 4-1 lead Pittsburgh had in the first period of their visit to Denver.
Silovs remained in the game for Pittsburgh and gave up one more goal in the second period. It was Necas again, this time scoring on a rebound following a point shot from Devon Toews. Necas’ 34th of the season gives him 12 goals in 15 games since the Olympic break.
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Colton added an empty-netter after Rickard Rakell scored for Pittsburgh. The Avs finished 1-for-2 on the PP and a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, which included a lengthy 5-on-4 for the Pens.
Good: Quick Work On The PP
As the power play continues to take steps in the right direction, it’s nice to see the Avs get a goal so quickly off the draw. It came on the first power play chance they had.
Brock Nelson won the faceoff back to Cale Makar and the superstar defenseman skated right down the center with a clear shot on Silovs. At the last moment he sent a pass to the circle for Necas to blast a one-timer home. All of this took just five seconds, and it was a far cry from past PP goals, which often required ample work to get one in.
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The Avs have the fifth best power play in March.
Bad: Nic Roy Injury
Without knowing much about what kept Roy out of the lineup other than it being listed as upper body, it’s a shame that he couldn’t go just as Colton and O’Connor came back. Now the Avs are back to two players out with injuries.
On the bright side, it does sound like Lehkonen is getting close. Bednar has said in the past that he could be back before the end of the road trip.
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With America celebrating its 250th birthday this summer, a major landmark in Pittsburgh will celebrate its 100th birthday.
Allegheny County announced a 100th Birthday Bash for the Andy Warhol Bridge on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato made the event official on Friday morning and said it will feature art, music, games, and more.
“Allegheny County’s history is filled with innovation and creativity, beautiful architecture, and talented homegrown artists, and the Andy Warhol Bridge encapsulates all of that in one iconic structure,” said Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. “I hope everyone will come down for a fun day of art, community, and a shared celebration of our history on June 27.”
Part of the celebration will be art projects hosted and led by the Andy Warhol Museum and the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Local artist Strawberry Luna will also create a special, commemorative poster celebrating the bridge’s history.
The Andy Warhol Bridge is the only bridge in the country to be named for a visual artist, according to Allegheny County.
“As our nation commemorates the U.S. Semiquincentennial, it is fitting that we recognize the oldest of the three Sister Bridges, which represent Pittsburgh’s tradition of innovation, ingenuity, and ‘we can do it’ spirit,” said Andy Masich, president and CEO of the Senator John Heinz History Center. “These iconic bridges, painted in ‘Aztec Gold’ as an homage to the city’s official colors, are symbols of Pittsburgh’s vibrancy, culture, and most importantly, its people.”
Formerly known as the Seventh Street Bridge, it was renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge in 2005 to honor the famous artist as well as the 10th anniversary of the Andy Warhol Museum, which is two blocks away.
A man was critically injured after being assaulted by a group of people in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on Thursday evening, authorities said.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said officers were called to South St. Clair and Eva streets around 5 p.m. for reports of a man who was assaulted by a group of people. The assault happened next to a Whole Foods store.
At the scene, which bordered a park with a playground, first responders found a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Officers and medics performed CPR on the man until he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The exact nature of his injuries was not released.
Pittsburgh Public Safety said “several males of unknown age” were detained and transported to police headquarters for questioning. It was not immediately known if any of them would be charged.
A KDKA-TV crew observed a second police scene nearby on Centre Avenue next to The Fresh Market, which was previously a Whole Foods. At that scene, KDKA-TV observed what appeared to be at least one teenager being taken into a police car. A witness told KDKA-TV they saw police questioning nearly 10 people, ranging from grade schoolers to teenagers.
Pittsburgh Public Safety did not say what led up to the assault.
“Those kids, whoever they were, need to be reprimanded for that, because that was horrible, horrible,” said Asia Wilter, who was nearby on Thursday evening.
Over the weekend, another man was assaulted outside a 7-Eleven store on Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Police say the assault started inside the 7-Eleven after the victim mentioned to an employee that he believed a group of teenage males was shoplifting.
Pittsburgh police say the victim scraped his elbow and had a small abrasion on his face. He refused to be transported to the hospital, but police say he went on his own to get checked out. Police are searching for the teens.
Earlier this month, six teenage girls were charged after authorities said they chased a woman into a Sephora store in East Liberty and beat her. Sephora’s loss prevention officer estimated the teens caused approximately $30,000 in damage.
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Bystander helps students involved in school bus crash in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood
Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, a school bus rammed into a tree in Highland Park.
The students on the bus were being transported to Schiller STEAM Academy when the driver began to swerve, ultimately running off the road and colliding with the tree on Bryant Street.
According to EMS, about 10 students were on the bus, and they were evaluated on the scene. Medics on the scene determined the students had not been injured in the crash.
A woman who lived nearby heard the crash and immediately jumped into action to help the students.
“Utmost importance was the kids’ safety,” said Vinnie Branch, the bystander. “I just wanted to make sure they were safe, and I just went into mom mode to protect them.”
“I think it looks a lot worse than it turned out to be,” said Brian Haravan, Pittsburgh EMS District Chief. “Thankfully, the utility pole wasn’t damaged, so while the school bus and property were, everyone else seemed ok.”
The driver of the bus was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
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