Lehkonen’s spark, Hughes’ first NHL goal power Avs past Penguins, 5-2

Source Scout · The Gazette reports: Hughes scored the third goal for the Avalanche in a bounce-back second period that led them to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The goal came just four seconds after Colorado’s second power play of the game ended, with the 24-year-old going down to one knee to tip home a Nathan MacKinnon pass for the first goal of his career. You always remember your first, and when you score your first in Colorado, you’re guaranteed to take a bottle full of water to the face from Gabriel Landeskog. “It felt really good,” Hughes said after the game. “I think it was a big goal (at) a big time of the game.

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