It's a good day when any defender includes himself in an offensive rush, even more so when he leads it and then scores on the ensuing shot on net. Erik Johnson helped break the Avalanche's 1-1 tie against the Penguins Wednesday evening in the first period, cutting through Pittsburgh's defense in the neutral zone before picking up the goal.
Erik Johnson cuts through Pittsburgh’s defense with ease before scoring deflection goal
One man show in Colorado.
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Johnson goal pic.twitter.com/fvC261Pw8l
— Stephanie (@myregularface) December 10, 2015 Johnson takes a Penguins turnover in the neutral zone and manages to avoid a good chunk of the backchecking Pittsburgh defense before sliding the puck over to teammate Carl Soderberg. The center went right to the backhand to let the shot off and Johnson, who was still speeding through the Penguins zone, connected on the deflection to send the puck high on Pittsburgh netminder Marc-Andre Fleury.
another angle pic.twitter.com/kDfsOkiBez
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