Avalanche, 1st place, host lowly Penguins. Last meet: Pens won 4-0. MacKinnon: 43G, 76A for Colorado; Malkin: 19G, 34A for Pens. Avs won 8 straight, Pens lost 6 of 10.
Avalanche topped Penguins 5-4 in OT for their 9th straight win. Drouin scored the winner at 54 seconds in OT. MacKinnon set a record; team's 25th comeback win.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
Total
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
2
0
0
4
Colorado Avalanche
0
2
2
1
5
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Team
1st1st period
2nd2nd period
3rd3rd period
OTOvertime
Total
Pittsburgh Penguins
15
12
7
0
34
Colorado Avalanche
4
15
10
1
30
Three stars
J. Drouin, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period
Time
Team
Goal
Assists
Type
Score
1st
07:53
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jesse Puljujarvi (2)
Reilly Smith (22), Sidney Crosby (37)
Even strength
PIT 1, COL 0
1st
15:11
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust (22)
Sidney Crosby (38)
Even strength
PIT 2, COL 0
2nd
13:47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby (34)
Valtteri Puustinen (13)
Even strength
PIT 3, COL 0
2nd
15:40
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (1)
Sidney Crosby (39), Kris Letang (33)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 0
2nd
16:05
Colorado Avalanche
Sean Walker (9)
Ross Colton (21), Miles Wood (15)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 1
2nd
19:30
Colorado Avalanche
Yakov Trenin (11)
Brandon Duhaime (6)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 2
3rd
03:32
Colorado Avalanche
Jonathan Drouin (13)
Nathan MacKinnon (77), Devon Toews (30)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 3
3rd
15:22
Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon (44)
Jonathan Drouin (32), Devon Toews (31)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 4
OT
00:54
Colorado Avalanche
Jonathan Drouin (14)
Cale Makar (60), Nathan MacKinnon (78)
Even strength
PIT 4, COL 5
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
34
30
Power play
0 of 2
0 of 2
Penalty minutes
4
4
Hits
21
15
Blocked shots
16
16
Giveaways
0
4
Takeaways
12
10
Faceoffs won
32/57 (56.1%)
25/57 (43.9%)
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 8 M. Bunting
L
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
19:06
Number 10 D. O'Connor
L
0
0
0
-1
0
3
1
1
18:16
Number 17 B. Rust
R
1
0
1
-3
0
4
1
1
20:11
Number 18 J. Puljujarvi
R
1
0
1
+2
2
2
4
0
10:57
Number 19 R. Smith
R
0
1
1
+1
0
2
1
1
16:26
Number 20 L. Eller
C
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
46.7%
17:49
Number 48 V. Puustinen
R
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0
1
11:45
Number 52 E. Bemstrom
C
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
06:15
Number 55 N. Acciari
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
100%
04:56
Number 67 R. Rakell
R
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
0
15:55
Number 71 E. Malkin
C
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0
1
44.4%
19:40
Number 87 S. Crosby
C
1
3
4
0
0
5
2
1
63.3%
20:10
Number 3 J. St. Ivany
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
3
2
12:53
Number 7 J. Ludvig
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
2
1
12:40
Number 28 M. Pettersson
D
0
0
0
-3
2
1
3
2
23:04
Number 58 K. Letang
D
0
1
1
0
0
4
3
1
25:01
Number 65 E. Karlsson
D
0
0
0
-2
0
5
0
2
24:37
Number 73 P. Joseph
D
1
0
1
+2
0
1
0
1
19:04
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 35 T. Jarry
5
4
1
.800
10:05
Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic
25
21
4
.840
50:46
OT 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 9 Z. Parise
L
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
10:15
Number 11 A. Cogliano
C
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
06:50
Number 12 B. Duhaime
L
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
07:46
Number 13 V. Nichushkin
R
0
0
0
-2
0
3
0
2
20:31
Number 20 R. Colton
C
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
70%
11:52
Number 27 J. Drouin
L
2
1
3
+2
0
3
0
2
20:47
Number 28 M. Wood
L
0
1
1
+1
0
0
1
1
12:25
Number 29 N. MacKinnon
C
1
2
3
+1
0
6
1
0
57.1%
24:52
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt
C
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0
1
28.6%
15:52
Number 62 A. Lehkonen
L
0
0
0
+1
0
1
1
1
16:17
Number 73 Y. Trenin
C
1
0
1
+1
0
1
0
0
27.3%
09:11
Number 96 M. Rantanen
R
0
0
0
-1
0
4
1
1
16.7%
23:57
Number 3 J. Johnson
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
2
0
13:16
Number 7 D. Toews
D
0
2
2
+1
2
3
1
1
21:45
Number 8 C. Makar
D
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
25:10
Number 26 S. Walker
D
1
0
1
+1
0
3
1
2
17:10
Number 42 J. Manson
D
0
0
0
-2
0
2
4
1
18:05
Number 49 S. Girard
D
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
22:41
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
SAShots against
SVSaves
GAGoals against
SV%Save percentage
TOITime on ice
DECDecision
Number 40 A. Georgiev
34
30
4
.882
60:54
Win
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
Period
Time
Team
Player
Infraction
Minutes
1st
05:32
Pittsburgh Penguins
Jesse Puljujarvi
Holding
2
2nd
09:17
Colorado Avalanche
Devon Toews
Delaying game puck over glass
2
3rd
06:10
Colorado Avalanche
Brandon Duhaime
Tripping
2
3rd
11:05
Pittsburgh Penguins
Marcus Pettersson
Tripping
2
Game information
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Caleb Apperson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jeff Carter, Ryan Graves
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Caleb Jones, Logan O'Connor, Joel Kiviranta
2023-2024 season series
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