Avalanche 5-4 Penguins (24 Mar, 2024) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

30-30-10, 12-17-6 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	2	2	0	0	4
COL	0	2	2	1	5

Colorado Avalanche

46-20-5, 28-6-0 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
N. Acciari C
E. Bemstrom RW
M. Bunting LW
S. Crosby C
L. Eller C
E. Malkin C
D. O'Connor LW
J. Puljujarvi RW
V. Puustinen RW
R. Rakell RW
B. Rust RW
R. Smith RW
defensemen
P. Joseph D
E. Karlsson D
K. Letang D
J. Ludvig D
M. Pettersson D
J. St. Ivany D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	4:56	0:00	1:02	3:54	2	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:15	0:00	0:00	6:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	19:06	2:28	0:00	16:38	0	0	0.0
1	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	28	20:10	2:32	0:07	17:31	19	11	63.3
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	29	17:49	1:34	1:58	14:17	7	8	46.7
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:40	2:17	0:00	17:23	4	5	44.4
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	29	18:16	0:09	1:55	16:12	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	18	10:57	0:00	0:00	10:57	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:45	1:21	0:00	10:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:55	1:34	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	31	20:11	2:26	2:03	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	16:26	1:29	0:55	14:02	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	19:04	0:00	0:59	18:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	24:37	2:27	0:06	22:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	31	25:01	1:34	1:59	21:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	12:40	0:00	1:45	10:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	3	2	1	2	3	1	0	30	23:04	0:09	1:13	21:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	12:53	0:00	1:58	10:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Nedeljkovic G
T. Jarry G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	4	21	.840	20	0	1	0	0	50:46	0
5	1	4	.800	3	1	0	0	0	10:05	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
A. Cogliano C
R. Colton C
J. Drouin LW
B. Duhaime RW
A. Lehkonen LW
N. MacKinnon C
C. Mittelstadt C
V. Nichushkin RW
Z. Parise LW
M. Rantanen RW
Y. Trenin C
M. Wood LW
defensemen
S. Girard D
J. Johnson D
C. Makar D
J. Manson D
D. Toews D
S. Walker D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:50	0:00	1:40	5:10	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	11:52	0:42	0:00	11:10	7	3	70.0
2	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:47	3:10	0:00	17:37	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	14	7:46	0:00	0:37	7:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:17	0:27	1:18	14:32	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	24:52	3:19	0:00	21:33	12	9	57.1
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:52	0:49	0:00	15:03	2	5	28.6
0	0	-2	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	21	20:31	3:33	1:31	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	10:15	0:00	0:13	10:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	23:57	3:16	0:00	20:41	1	5	16.7
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:11	0:00	1:39	7:32	3	8	27.3
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:25	0:00	1:02	11:23	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	22:41	0:44	1:45	20:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:16	0:00	0:26	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	3	0	28	25:10	2:58	2:00	20:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	23	18:05	0:00	1:34	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	29	21:45	1:02	0:43	20:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:10	0:00	1:32	15:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Georgiev G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	28	2	0	0	0	60:54	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Penguins	2	2	0	0	4
	Avalanche	0	2	2	1	5

1st Period			PIT	COL
7:53		Jesse Puljujarvi (2) Assists: Reilly Smith (22), Sidney Crosby (37)	1	0
15:11		Bryan Rust (22) Assists: Sidney Crosby (38)	2	0

2nd Period		PIT	COL
13:47	Sidney Crosby (34) Assists: Valtteri Puustinen (13)	3	0
15:40	Pierre-Olivier Joseph (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby (39), Kris Letang (33)	4	0
16:05	Sean Walker (9) Assists: Ross Colton (21), Miles Wood (15)	4	1
19:30	Yakov Trenin (11) Assists: Brandon Duhaime (6)	4	2

3rd Period			PIT	COL
3:32		Jonathan Drouin (13) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (77), Devon Toews (30)	4	3
15:22		Nathan MacKinnon (44) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (32), Devon Toews (31)	4	4

OT Summary			PIT	COL
0:54		Jonathan Drouin (14) Assists: Cale Makar (60), Nathan MacKinnon (78)	4	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Avalanche
0
Penguins
4

Game 1

27/10

Penguins
4
Avalanche
5

Game 2

24/3

Ball Arena

6:00 PM, 24 March 2024

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,129

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
Kyle Rehman

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Caleb Apperson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Colorado Avalanche

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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