Elmer Soderblom had just a goal and two assists in his 39 games with Detroit prior to being traded to the Penguins at the trade deadline.

Five games in to his time with his new team, he has a goal and an assist -- both in the Penguins' 7-2 win over the Avalanche here in Denver on Monday. And it's hard to pick out which of the two was more impressive.

The Penguins were already up 3-1 in a wild first period when Soderblom got into a battle along the boards, and won it with the help of Connor Dewar. The puck deflected off one of the Avalanche and over to Parker Wotherspoon, who passed it over to Erik Karlsson as Soderblom went to the net-front to make use of his 6-foot-8 frame. Karlsson's shot was deflected by Dewar and stopped by Mackenzie Blackwood, but Soderblom was in perfect position to put in the rebound:

"It was a great shot pass by Karl there," Soderblom said. "And I was just on the back door finding the rebound."

The Penguins had a sizable 6-2 lead midway through the third period but were still pushing. It started with a give-and-go with Soderblom and Dewar off the rush, and Dewar found Soderblom in the slot. Soderblom spun around and passed the puck off his backhand to Noel Acciari in front, who tapped it in:

"It was kind of a bouncy puck, and I got it on my backhand," he said. "I knew a backhand shot wouldn't be a great option. I saw (Acciari) coming down the back door, so I was just trying to spin around and get it to that area, and he was there to tap it in. A really, really great game by him overall."

Muse has been complimentary of Soderblom's play as he adjusts to the Penguins -- but he seemed (understandably) tmore impressed with this game than the first four: 

“I thought he was really good,” Muse said. “Offensively it was awesome to see him get his first goal, first assist, show up on the score sheet, because he's had a lot of chances. But then also defensively, that line's put in a lot of defensive situations. And so our thought was, let's get him right in there. Wasn't trying to hide him from anything. He's shown some really good instincts there defensively, and so, yeah, I thought it was a really strong game for him.”

For Soderblom, it's a pretty rewarding feeling to get on that scoresheet this early into his time with the Penguins.

"It feels good," he said. "I know I got it in me. It was just fun to get going and get more and more comfortable. I'm just going to keep playing the same way."