Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Pepsi Center, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–2 on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
13 |
10 |
33 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
10 |
4 |
12 |
26 |
Three stars
- B. Bennett, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- E. Johnson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Matt Duchene (15) |
Nathan MacKinnon (15), Mikhail Grigorenko (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
10:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cullen (3) |
Patric Hornqvist (5), Olli Maatta (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 1 |
| 1st |
15:00 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Erik Johnson (5) |
Carl Soderberg (14), Francois Beauchemin (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
07:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Beau Bennett (4) |
Chris Kunitz (6), Sidney Crosby (13) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
09:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist (5) |
Olli Maatta (4), Nick Bonino (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
10:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Beau Bennett (5) |
Brian Dumoulin (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, COL 2 |
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 |
33 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
15 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
0 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/56 (50%) |
28/56 (50%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
27.3% |
13:22 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
64.3% |
15:38 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 19 B. Bennett |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 41 D. Sprong |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:06 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 61 S. Plotnikov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:14 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:48 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
63.2% |
17:43 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 5 D. Warsofsky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
22:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
26 |
24 |
2 |
.923 |
60:00 |
Win |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 J. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
36.4% |
15:26 |
| Number 8 J. Skille |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
10:09 |
| Number 9 M. Duchene |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
21:33 |
| Number 12 J. Iginla |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 14 B. Comeau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:52 |
| Number 25 M. Grigorenko |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:33 |
| Number 27 A. Martinsen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
18.2% |
22:04 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
62.5% |
15:17 |
| Number 40 A. Tanguay |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:24 |
| Number 55 C. McLeod |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 62 C. Wagner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
85.7% |
09:32 |
| Number 2 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:30 |
| Number 4 T. Barrie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:21 |
| Number 5 N. Guenin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
24:15 |
| Number 32 F. Beauchemin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 46 B. Gormley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:54 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 20 R. Berra |
33 |
29 |
4 |
.879 |
57:27 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:08 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cullen |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Reto Berra |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Lovejoy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Delaying game smothering puck |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:10 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nick Holden |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
David Perron |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Johnston
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Patrick Roy
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Mark Wheler, Tim Nowak
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Rob Scuderi, Adam Clendening
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Zach Redmond, Gabriel Landeskog
Other NHL games on Dec 9
Other NHL games on Wednesday, December 9, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Dec 9, 2015
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 9, 2015
|
 New York Rangers
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Dec 9, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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