Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 10, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	43-30-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	22-46-14

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	1	1	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	9	6	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	18	7	10	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (8)	Matt Murley (4), Lasse Pirjeta (2)	Even strength	COL 0, PIT 1
1st	16:04	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (7)	Joe Sakic (20), Alex Tanguay (23)	Power play	COL 1, PIT 1
1st	18:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom (4)	Mark Recchi (17), Sidney Crosby (17)	Power play	COL 1, PIT 2
2nd	01:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen (5)	Sergei Gonchar (8), Brooks Orpik (3)	Even strength	COL 1, PIT 3
2nd	14:40	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote (2)	Rob Blake (15), Brett McLean (7)	Even strength	COL 2, PIT 3
3rd	12:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (4)	Lasse Pirjeta (3)	Even strength	COL 2, PIT 4
3rd	13:27	Colorado Avalanche	Marek Svatos (14)	Andrew Brunette (16), Karlis Skrastins (7)	Even strength	COL 3, PIT 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:28
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		07:39
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	09:33
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	31.3%	16:02
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		12:50
Number 18 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0		19:49
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	1	0	65%	20:42
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	1	1		22:24
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	16:16
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		12:26
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:16
Number 87 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	58.3%	15:25
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		21:24
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	1	1	-1	2	5	1	1	0		26:06
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:31
Number 26 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	1	0		20:14
Number 27 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:28
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	3	0		23:27

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 V. Kolesnik	35	31	4	.886	58:22	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	77.8%	23:58
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	14.3%	12:35
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0		18:40
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	42.1%	15:44
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	0	0	50%	14:45
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	16:11
Number 18 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0		12:50
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	57.1%	11:56
Number 28 M. Hussey	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:45
Number 37 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:59
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	0	0		18:10
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	2	0		16:14
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0		20:31
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:42
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		15:19
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		15:18
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	2	0		17:42
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		23:45

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	26	23	3	.885	59:38	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:26	Colorado Avalanche	Patrice Brisebois	Cross checking	2
1st	12:26	Colorado Avalanche	Patrice Brisebois	Roughing	2
1st	14:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
1st	14:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Interference	2
1st	17:56	Colorado Avalanche	Pierre Turgeon	Holding	2
2nd	02:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Tripping	2
2nd	04:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Holding	2
2nd	07:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Holding	2
2nd	08:44	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Holding	2
2nd	16:11	Colorado Avalanche	John-Michael Liles	Hooking	2
2nd	18:39	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Elbowing	2
3rd	02:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Tripping	2
3rd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lyle Odelein	Tripping	2
3rd	16:33	Colorado Avalanche	Patrice Brisebois	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki	Holding	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joel Quenneville
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jean Morin
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Bob Boughner, Steve Konowalchuk, Paul Healey, Kurt Sauer, Peter Budaj, Brad Richardson, Wojtek Wolski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Mario Lemieux, Ziggy Palffy, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo

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