Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 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 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
33 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
8 |
7 |
10 |
25 |
Three stars
- S. Wedgewood, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
- C. Mittelstadt, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
06:36 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (25) |
Nathan MacKinnon (69), Cale Makar (46) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
18:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (29) |
Bryan Rust (26), Sidney Crosby (47) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 1 |
| 3rd |
15:51 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Casey Mittelstadt (11) |
Valeri Nichushkin (7), Nathan MacKinnon (70) |
Power play |
PIT 1, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
18:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (26) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 1, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:52 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury (7) |
Parker Kelly (10) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 1, COL 4 |
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 |
33 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
8 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/53 (56.6%) |
23/53 (43.4%) |
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 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:39 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
| Number 19 C. Glass |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:46 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:18 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:28 |
| Number 52 E. Bemstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:24 |
| Number 53 P. Tomasino |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:55 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68.2% |
19:11 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 7 V. Desharnais |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 23 V. Kolyachonok |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 24 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:08 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:18 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
58:34 |
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 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
12:56 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:26 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:33 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:47 |
| Number 28 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:50 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
36.4% |
21:00 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
53.8% |
13:46 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:23 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:22 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 55 R. Lindgren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:33 |
| Number 58 O. Kylington |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
33 |
32 |
1 |
.970 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
10:16 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Sam Malinski |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:02 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Devon Toews |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Beauvillier |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Gawryletz
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Ryan Graves, Bokondji Imama
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Josh Manson, Jimmy Vesey, Keaton Middleton
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Sources and further reading
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