Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Colorado Avalanche 6 56-19-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 2 3 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 2 4

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 11 10 11 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 19 10 16 45

Three stars

  1. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
  2. A. Burakovsky, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)
  3. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 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 02:45 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (23) Andre Burakovsky (31), Mikko Rantanen (48) Even strength COL 1, PIT 0
1st 05:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (23) Marcus Pettersson (15), Jake Guentzel (37) Even strength COL 1, PIT 1
2nd 09:53 Colorado Avalanche J.T. Compher (14) Alex Newhook (14), Devon Toews (38) Even strength COL 2, PIT 1
2nd 12:00 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (24) Andre Burakovsky (32), Mikko Rantanen (49) Even strength COL 3, PIT 1
2nd 17:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Evan Rodrigues (18) Unassisted Even strength COL 3, PIT 2
3rd 01:01 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson (5) Devon Toews (39), J.T. Compher (11) Even strength COL 4, PIT 2
3rd 15:03 Colorado Avalanche Darren Helm (7) Logan O'Connor (15) Even strength COL 5, PIT 2
3rd 18:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (33) Jeff Carter (22), Evgeni Malkin (19) Even strength COL 5, PIT 3
3rd 19:07 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (14) Darren Helm (6), Devon Toews (40) Even strength, Empty net COL 6, PIT 3
3rd 19:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Matheson (11) Danton Heinen (14), Brian Boyle (7) Even strength COL 6, PIT 4

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 32 45
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 31 26
Blocked shots 12 9
Giveaways 7 11
Takeaways 11 11
Faceoffs won 23/62 (37.1%) 39/62 (62.9%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:05
Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 06:25
Number 18 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 2 1 33.3% 16:30
Number 25 L. O'Connor R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 14:26
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 2 0 2 -1 2 3 4 0 21.4% 21:41
Number 37 J. Compher L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 0 42.9% 17:49
Number 43 D. Helm C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 25% 09:57
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +3 0 3 1 1 18:28
Number 78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 50% 15:44
Number 95 A. Burakovsky L 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 20:05
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 1 42.9% 21:26
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 19:56
Number 4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 1 15:02
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 12:55
Number 7 D. Toews D 0 3 3 +2 0 1 0 0 24:27
Number 8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 +1 0 6 0 1 28:19
Number 42 J. Manson D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 2 16:37
Number 56 K. MacDermid L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 03:47
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 D. Kuemper 45 41 4 .911 59:21 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues C 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 50% 14:39
Number 11 B. Boyle C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 33.3% 09:30
Number 17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 -2 0 5 0 0 19:50
Number 42 K. Kapanen R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 12:06
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 06:57
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 66.7% 14:43
Number 57 A. Angello C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 07:01
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 -1 0 7 2 0 20:15
Number 67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 14:51
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 33.3% 18:55
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 2 83.3% 19:09
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 61.9% 21:04
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:48
Number 5 M. Matheson D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 1 18:05
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:02
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 22:09
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 1 15:44
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -3 0 5 6 0 25:24
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Jarry 31 26 5 .839 58:48 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Hooking 2
1st 09:20 Colorado Avalanche Bowen Byram Hooking 2
2nd 14:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Tripping 2
2nd 14:52 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Roughing 2
3rd 15:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Evan Rodrigues Holding 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Furman South, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Ben O'Quinn
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Murray, Valeri Nichushkin, Samuel Girard
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jason Zucker, Mark Friedman, Filip Hallander, Radim Zohorna

2021-2022 season series

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