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Drive to the Net: Breaking down Tanev’s OT winner

The Penguins handed the NHL's last remaining undefeated team, the Colorado Avalanche, its first loss of the season on Wednesday night when Brandon Tanev scored a shorthanded goal in overtime.

What led to the goal? Let's break it down.

The play starts back in the Penguins' defensive zone, while the Penguins are on a four-on-three penalty kill, with strong work from Jack Johnson to force a turnover by just out-muscling Mikko Rantanen off the puck:

Sam Lafferty recovers the puck along the wall but isn't able to hang onto it as Gabe Landeskog and Nate MacKinnon close in:

MacKinnon tries to pick up the loose puck and drive it to the net but Johnson knocks the puck back to Lafferty, who backhands a pass to Tanev:

"Sam did a good job on the wall clearing that up," Tanev said after the game.