DENVER — Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins pay a visit to Ball Arena on Tuesday evening to play Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche. Many people hope it’s not the last time he plays there this season.
With the trade deadline this Friday, the seemingly-always circulating rumors of Crosby joining MacKinnon on the Avs to compete for another Stanley Cup are alive and well. But both will be looking to get respective wins for their team.
Colorado won the first matchup of the season when these two played at PPG Paints Arena in a 6-2 scoreline. The Avs have also won its last two games, most recently with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh will look to start this three-game road trip out West with a win after falling 6-5 in an overtime thriller to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Colorado Avalanche (35-24-2) Lines
Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin – Casey Mittelstadt – Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta – Jack Drury – Ross Colton
Miles Wood – Parker Kelly – Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Sam Girard – Oliver Kylington
Ryan Lindgren – Sam Malinski
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scratches: Jimmy Vesey, Josh Manson, Keaton Middleton
Pittsburgh Penguins (24-29-10) Lines
Rickard Rakell – Sidney Crosby – Bryan Rust
Anthony Beauvillier – Evgeni Malkin – Philip Tomasino
Danton Heinen – Kevin Hayes – Emil Bemstrom
Blake Lizotte – Cody Glass – Noel Acciari
Ryan Shea – Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk – Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves – Vincent Desharnais
Alex Nedeljkovic
Joel Blomqvist
Scratches: Jack St. Ivany, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Michael Bunting
Game Information
Time: 7:00 p.m. MT
Watch: Altitude, Altitude+, SN-PIT, ESPN+ (Out of Market Only)
Listen: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM
