Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 10:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	43-27-12
at Colorado Avalanche	3	39-31-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	11	13	29
Colorado Avalanche	9	9	4	22

Three stars

G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
R. O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:13	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla (20)	Gabriel Landeskog (25), Tyson Barrie (30)	Power play	PIT 0, COL 1
2nd	14:29	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (14)	Jan Hejda (9), Gabriel Landeskog (26)	Even strength	PIT 0, COL 2
3rd	09:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (27)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 1, COL 2
3rd	14:57	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (17)	Ryan O'Reilly (27)	Even strength	PIT 1, COL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	29	22
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	2
Hits	29	17
Blocked shots	11	25
Giveaways	2	4
Takeaways	9	12
Faceoffs won	29/59 (49.2%)	30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

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 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:07
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0		17:10
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	58.8%	16:59
Number 17 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	0		15:29
Number 19 B. Bennett	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		09:58
Number 23 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:02
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		13:41
Number 39 D. Perron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:17
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	10:48
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	56.3%	18:10
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	4	0	0		18:04
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	35%	19:19
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:21
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		22:34
Number 12 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		19:27
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0		12:20
Number 51 D. Pouliot	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		19:27
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		26:47

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	22	19	3	.864	57:10	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

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 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	38.9%	17:59
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	38.5%	16:54
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	16:21
Number 24 M. Cliche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	09:17
Number 27 J. Caron	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:18
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:35
Number 38 J. Hishon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	25%	08:05
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	19:01
Number 45 D. Everberg	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:20
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:59
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1	0	63.2%	18:26
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	2	3	+2	0	2	1	1	0		17:04
Number 2 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	6	0		21:58
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		22:39
Number 5 N. Guenin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		19:34
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		16:44
Number 17 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:35
Number 22 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		17:11

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Blake Comeau	Interference	2
1st	19:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Blake Comeau	Tripping	2
2nd	06:07	Colorado Avalanche	Jan Hejda	Holding	2
3rd	04:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Derrick Pouliot	Interference	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Johnston
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Referees: Mike Leggo, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Ryan Galloway
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Craig Adams, Christian Ehrhoff
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Daniel Brière

2014-2015 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 18, 2014
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 4, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 4

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Mar 4, 2015
New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Mar 4, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 4, 2015

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