Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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 |
17 |
15 |
8 |
40 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
11 |
13 |
14 |
38 |
Three stars
- D. Kuemper, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- D. Toews, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- M. Rantanen, 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 |
| 2nd |
09:59 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (35) |
Andre Burakovsky (30), Nathan MacKinnon (49) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
14:46 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (26) |
Kris Letang (53), Jake Guentzel (35) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
15:06 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel (8) |
Alex Newhook (13), Nico Sturm (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
15:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mike Matheson (10) |
Jake Guentzel (36) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
15:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Devon Toews (13) |
Nathan MacKinnon (50), Mikko Rantanen (47) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, 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 |
40 |
38 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 0 |
| Penalty minutes |
0 |
2 |
| Hits |
17 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
6 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/72 (44.4%) |
40/72 (55.6%) |
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 9 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25% |
07:51 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 42 K. Kapanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:04 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:20 |
| Number 57 A. Angello |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
06:34 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
19:21 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
17:50 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
57.7% |
20:04 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 5 M. Matheson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:27 |
| Number 52 M. Friedman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:52 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
38 |
35 |
3 |
.921 |
58:28 |
Loss |
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 11 A. Cogliano |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:53 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 18 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:06 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
52.4% |
22:47 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
14:55 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
62.5% |
10:03 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
11:40 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
62.5% |
20:21 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:04 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
28:31 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
28:19 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
08:40 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
40 |
38 |
2 |
.950 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 3rd |
15:50 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Darren Helm |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Chris Lee, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Jason Zucker, Marcus Pettersson, Radim Zohorna
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Murray, Samuel Girard, Bowen Byram
Other NHL games on Apr 2
Other NHL games on Saturday, April 2, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
7
 at New Jersey Devils
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Boston Bruins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Montreal Canadiens
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
6
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 St. Louis Blues
6
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
 Dallas Stars
5
 at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 2, 2022
|
Sources and further reading
Pittsburgh Penguins 
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