Penguins take home winning streak into matchup with the Avalanche

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Colorado Avalanche (16-13, in the Central Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (12-13-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to keep a four-game home win streak alive when they play the Colorado Avalanche.

Pittsburgh has an 8-6-2 record at home and a 12-13-4 record overall. The Penguins have gone 5-1-2 in one-goal games.

Colorado is 9-6-0 in road games and 16-13 overall. The Avalanche have conceded 103 goals while scoring 94 for a -9 scoring differential.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sidney Crosby has eight goals and 19 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

Mikko Rantanen has 15 goals and 22 assists for the Avalanche. Ross Colton has eight goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Avalanche: 6-4-0, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Penguins: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.