Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 6–3 on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	38-30-14
at Pittsburgh Penguins	6	44-26-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	0	3	0	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	3	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	18	12	15	45
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	11	11	32

Three stars

P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 1 assist)
E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
O. Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (12)	Kris Letang (16), Brian Dumoulin (7)	Even strength	COL 0, PIT 1
1st	06:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (10)	Tanner Pearson (3), Patric Hornqvist (7)	Even strength	COL 0, PIT 2
1st	07:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Derick Brassard (3)	Olli Maatta (8), Zachary Aston-Reese (1)	Even strength	COL 0, PIT 3
2nd	08:16	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie (4)	Mikko Rantanen (35), Gabriel Landeskog (15)	Power play	COL 1, PIT 3
2nd	09:32	Colorado Avalanche	Carl Soderberg (9)	Matt Calvert (6), Ian Cole (8)	Even strength	COL 2, PIT 3
2nd	13:17	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Nieto (3)	Gabriel Bourque (4)	Shorthanded	COL 3, PIT 3
3rd	06:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patric Hornqvist (10)	Kris Letang (17), Phil Kessel (19)	Power play	COL 3, PIT 4
3rd	07:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patric Hornqvist (11)	Evgeni Malkin (22)	Even strength	COL 3, PIT 5
3rd	08:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patric Hornqvist (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 3, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	45	32
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	18	33
Blocked shots	15	16
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	3	11
Faceoffs won	27/62 (43.5%)	35/62 (56.5%)

Box score

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 11 M. Calvert	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	100%	10:33
Number 13 A. Kerfoot	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	11:25
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		15:07
Number 22 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		17:26
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	21.4%	21:52
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	37.5%	12:31
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	0	66.7%	17:37
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	4	0		10:19
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		11:11
Number 91 V. Kamenev	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	09:19
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	3	0	50%	22:24
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	-1	2	5	1	1	0		22:23
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	1	0	1	-3	0	5	1	3	1		24:10
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		23:37
Number 12 P. Nemeth	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		13:02
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		15:07
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	1	0		20:23
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:48

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	32	26	6	.813	57:47	Loss

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 12 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		05:01
Number 14 T. Pearson	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		12:23
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	37.5%	13:43
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		10:20
Number 19 D. Brassard	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0	25%	15:35
Number 38 D. Grant	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	06:48
Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	5	0	0		18:30
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:36
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0	60%	17:51
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	3	1	4	+1	0	8	2	2	1		16:32
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:42
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	82.6%	19:46
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	4	0		21:00
Number 6 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0		19:25
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	3	0		20:26
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		13:54
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+1	2	3	2	2	0		24:46
Number 73 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		20:08

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. DeSmith	45	42	3	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominik Simon	Hooking	2
2nd	06:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Interference	2
2nd	10:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Tripping	2
2nd	11:44	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Interference	2
3rd	05:47	Colorado Avalanche	Patrik Nemeth	Slashing	2
3rd	14:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Johnson	Roughing	2
3rd	14:48	Colorado Avalanche	J.T. Compher	Roughing	2
3rd	17:01	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Tripping	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Amell
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mark Alt, Sven Andrighetto
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Garrett Wilson, Chad Ruhwedel, Juuso Riikola

2018-2019 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Nov 28, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 4, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 4

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 0 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Calgary Flames 9 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Washington Capitals 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Dec 4, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 4, 2018

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