PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO, 7 p.m. Monday, ALT; 92.5 FM
Spotlight on Mike Sullivan
The Penguins’ third-year coach got his 100th win with the team Saturday, becoming just the fourth coach in franchise history to hit the century mark — joining Michel Therrien (135, 2005-09), Eddie Johnston (232, 1980–83, 1993–97) and Dan Bylsma (252, 2009-12). Sullivan, 49, led the Penguins to winning the Stanley Cup the last two seasons. The Massachusetts native broke in as an NHL head coach in 2003-04 for the , but he was fired after two seasons and served as an assistant coach for the , and until joining Pittsburgh in 2015-16.
NOTEBOOK
Penguins: They have lost two of their last three games by identical 2-1 scores, beginning last Monday against the visiting Avalanche. Pittsburgh lost 2-1 on Thursday at Vegas to begin a three-game trip before winning 4-2 at Arizona on Saturday. Defenseman Olli Maatta scored with 14.8 seconds left in regulation Saturday to break a 2-2 tie. Carter Rowney, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, who blew a 2-0 lead. … Pittsburgh hasn’t allowed a power-play goal in its last eight games, going 23-for-23 in penalty killing.
Avalanche: The Avs gave up three 4-on-4 goals in Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the visiting Lightning. They practiced their 4-on-4 play extensively Sunday. … Defensemen Cale Makar and Conor Timmins, the Avalanche’s top two picks in the 2017 draft, will represent Canada at the under-20 World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. Avs rookies and Sam Girard are eligible to play for Canada but won’t be loaned, Colorado coach confirmed Sunday. “Looking at Makar and Timmins, it is a perfect opportunity for them,” Bednar said of the future Avs. “We are looking forward to those guys having a real good tournament. It’s a great experience for them to be able to go there and go compete in that. I think that is starting to show you that we have a little bit of depth and some young guys coming our way.”
