Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Pepsi Center, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
25 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
8 |
9 |
9 |
26 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 3 assists)
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals)
- G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:19 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Samuel Girard (2) |
Mikko Rantanen (31), Nathan MacKinnon (21) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Erik Johnson (2) |
Sven Andrighetto (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
07:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Colin Wilson (7) |
Nathan MacKinnon (22), Tyson Jost (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
19:08 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (11) |
Jake Guentzel (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
19:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (12) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
PIT 2, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
04:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (13) |
Dominik Simon (9), Juuso Riikola (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
10:05 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (15) |
Nathan MacKinnon (23), Mikko Rantanen (32) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
19:31 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (18) |
Gabriel Landeskog (13) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 3, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
19:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Carl Soderberg (8) |
Matt Calvert (5), Matt Nieto (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, COL 6 |
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 |
25 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
8 |
| Hits |
10 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/57 (47.4%) |
30/57 (52.6%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 G. Wilson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:58 |
| Number 12 D. Simon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 14 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:38 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:56 |
| Number 19 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
15:21 |
| Number 38 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
08:16 |
| Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
20:40 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
48.1% |
20:44 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 6 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 50 J. Riikola |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:11 |
| Number 73 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
25 |
20 |
5 |
.800 |
58:21 |
Loss |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 S. Andrighetto |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:38 |
| Number 11 M. Calvert |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:05 |
| Number 13 A. Kerfoot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:54 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 22 C. Wilson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
20:55 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:45 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:22 |
| Number 83 M. Nieto |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 91 V. Kamenev |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
09:51 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
21:30 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:51 |
| Number 12 P. Nemeth |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 16 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:38 |
| Number 44 M. Barberio |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:20 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
00:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:08 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Alexander Kerfoot |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Vladislav Kamenev |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:45 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Patrik Nemeth |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:38 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Carl Soderberg |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Ghislain Hebert, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Patric Hornqvist, Chad Ruhwedel, Daniel Sprong
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Tyson Barrie, Gabriel Bourque, Sheldon Dries
Other NHL games on Nov 28
Other NHL games on Wednesday, November 28, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Nov 28, 2018
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers, Wed, Nov 28, 2018
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Nov 28, 2018
|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Wed, Nov 28, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
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