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Recap: Avs lose to Penguins despite Georgiev’s outstanding performance

The Colorado Avalanche have been hot lately, with much of their recent success against some of the western conference's worst teams. Tonight they faced a desperate Penguins squad that sat just one point out of an eastern wild-card spot, and we added another chapter to the Crosby vs. MacKinnon tale.

The Game

The first period may have been the fastest period of hockey ever played, but it was chalked full of chances. Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry should plan a trip to vegas cause he sure was fortunate to get some bounces and help from the iron in the first, and Georgiev was up to the task early on.