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Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche

NHLMarch 4, 2025Ball Arena

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Penguins 1, Avalanche 4

Final
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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:23Icing
  4. 0:23Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  5. 0:59Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Right
  6. 1:18Puck in Benches
  7. 1:18Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Cody Glass
  8. 1:24Vincent Desharnais hit Jonathan Drouin
  9. 1:39Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  10. 2:03Cody Glass hit Ryan Lindgren
  11. 2:05Puck in Netting
  12. 2:05Ross Colton faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  13. 2:09Danton Heinen shot blocked by Oliver Kylington
  14. 2:12Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  15. 2:18Ross Colton hit Ryan Shea
  16. 2:35Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  17. 2:43Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  18. 3:01Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  19. 3:25Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  20. 3:58Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Miles Wood
  21. 4:18Vladislav Kolyachonok Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  22. 4:21Blake Lizotte Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  23. 5:26Joel Kiviranta hit Anthony Beauvillier
  24. 5:30Icing
  25. 5:30Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  26. 5:47Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  27. 6:00Giveaway by Martin Necas
  28. 6:24Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 6:29Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  30. 6:42Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Right
  31. 6:50Takeaway by Oliver Kylington
  32. 7:16Samuel Girard hit Blake Lizotte
  33. 7:34Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  34. 8:42Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  35. 9:27Samuel Girard hit Matt Grzelcyk
  36. 9:58Takeaway by Philip Tomasino
  37. 10:16Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  38. 10:48Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  39. 10:50Goalie Stopped
  40. 10:50Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  41. 11:14Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  42. 11:23Devon Toews Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  43. 11:41Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  44. 12:18Danton Heinen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  45. 12:33Vladislav Kolyachonok Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  46. 12:55Devon Toews Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  47. 13:05Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Vladislav Kolyachonok
  48. 13:38Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  49. 13:40Goalie Stopped
  50. 13:40Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  51. 13:47Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  52. 14:05Bryan Rust Deflected saved by Scott Wedgewood
  53. 14:07Goalie Stopped
  54. 14:07Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  55. 14:11Anthony Beauvillier Deflected saved by Scott Wedgewood
  56. 14:12Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  57. 14:20Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
  58. 14:58Giveaway by Scott Wedgewood
  59. 15:00Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  60. 15:01Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Jack Drury
  61. 15:02Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Left
  62. 15:10Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Right
  63. 15:44Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Cody Glass
  64. 16:19Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
  65. 16:22Goalie Stopped
  66. 16:22Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  67. 16:42Martin Necas Deflected Wide Left
  68. 17:02Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
  69. 17:27Jonathan Drouin Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  70. 17:29Jonathan Drouin Backhand Wide Left
  71. 17:40Valeri Nichushkin hit Ryan Shea
  72. 18:00Off-side
  73. 18:00Jack Drury faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  74. 18:13Puck Frozen - Goalie
  75. 18:13Cody Glass faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  76. 18:23Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  77. 18:25Puck in Netting
  78. 18:25Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Cody Glass
  79. 18:43Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  80. 19:16Miles Wood hit Ryan Shea
  81. 19:27Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  82. 19:34Icing
  83. 19:34Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  84. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  3. 0:18Icing
  4. 0:18Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  5. 0:41Bryan Rust hit Cale Makar
  6. 1:02Martin Necas shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  7. 1:04Puck in Netting
  8. 1:04Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  9. 1:09Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Right
  10. 1:32Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  11. 1:58Takeaway by Philip Tomasino
  12. 2:03Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
  13. 2:08Vincent Desharnais shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  14. 2:30Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  15. 3:18Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  16. 3:21Bryan Rust Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  17. 3:51Off-side
  18. 3:51Parker Kelly faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  19. 4:10Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  20. 4:15Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  21. 4:17Goalie Stopped
  22. 4:17Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  23. 4:20Vincent Desharnais Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  24. 4:22Goalie Stopped
  25. 4:22Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  26. 4:49Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  27. 4:55Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  28. 5:03Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot Wide Right
  29. 5:17Giveaway by Oliver Kylington
  30. 5:32Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  31. 5:38Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ross Colton
  32. 6:03Giveaway by Martin Necas
  33. 6:03Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  34. 6:06Giveaway by Martin Necas
  35. 6:11Noel Acciari hit Nathan MacKinnon
  36. 6:14Cale Makar shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
  37. 6:31Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  38. 6:36Artturi Lehkonen Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (69), Cale Makar (46)
  39. 6:36Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  40. 6:47Giveaway by Cale Makar
  41. 7:01Off-side
  42. 7:01Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  43. 7:17Puck in Benches
  44. 7:17Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Cody Glass
  45. 7:27Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Cody Glass
  46. 7:49Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot Wide Left
  47. 7:50Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot Wide Left
  48. 7:54Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  49. 8:02Icing
  50. 8:02Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  51. 8:07Artturi Lehkonen Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  52. 8:08Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  53. 8:10Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  54. 8:32Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  55. 8:41Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  56. 9:00Off-side
  57. 9:00Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Ross Colton
  58. 9:12High Stick
  59. 9:12Jack Drury faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  60. 9:47Philip Tomasino Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  61. 9:50Goalie Stopped
  62. 9:50Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Logan O'Connor
  63. 9:52Kris Letang shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  64. 10:12Kris Letang shot blocked by Oliver Kylington
  65. 10:16Sam Malinski Hooking against Emil Bemstrom
  66. 10:16TV Timeout
  67. 10:16Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Jack Drury
  68. 11:10Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  69. 11:22Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
  70. 11:43Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  71. 12:15Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  72. 12:56Blake Lizotte hit Oliver Kylington
  73. 13:04Vincent Desharnais Wrist Shot Wide Left
  74. 13:25Icing
  75. 13:25Cody Glass faceoff won against Jack Drury
  76. 13:47Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  77. 14:05Hand Pass
  78. 14:05Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  79. 14:11Ross Colton hit Kris Letang
  80. 14:26Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  81. 14:32Evgeni Malkin Tip-In High and Wide Right
  82. 14:34Puck in Netting
  83. 14:34Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  84. 14:40Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  85. 14:53Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Cale Makar
  86. 15:02Devon Toews Holding against Sidney Crosby
  87. 15:02Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Jack Drury
  88. 15:21Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  89. 15:53Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  90. 16:24Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  91. 17:23Miles Wood hit Ryan Shea
  92. 18:04Rickard Rakell Goal (29) Tip-In, assists: Bryan Rust (26), Sidney Crosby (47)
  93. 18:04Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  94. 18:20Takeaway by Kris Letang
  95. 19:24Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  96. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:43Giveaway by Cale Makar
  4. 0:58Matt Grzelcyk hit Casey Mittelstadt
  5. 1:15Vincent Desharnais Wrist Shot Wide Left
  6. 1:35Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
  7. 1:35Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  8. 1:49Vladislav Kolyachonok shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  9. 1:58Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  10. 2:28Miles Wood Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  11. 2:31Goalie Stopped
  12. 2:31Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  13. 2:33Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  14. 2:43Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  15. 3:14Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  16. 3:16Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  17. 3:18Goalie Stopped
  18. 3:18Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  19. 3:44Takeaway by Parker Kelly
  20. 4:11Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  21. 4:32Vincent Desharnais shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  22. 4:46Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  23. 4:48Goalie Stopped
  24. 4:48Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  25. 5:46Joel Kiviranta hit Bryan Rust
  26. 5:48Rickard Rakell hit Ryan Lindgren
  27. 5:59Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  28. 6:09Takeaway by Devon Toews
  29. 6:33Vladislav Kolyachonok hit Parker Kelly
  30. 6:39Oliver Kylington shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  31. 6:51Off-side
  32. 6:51Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  33. 7:37Oliver Kylington Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  34. 7:40Valeri Nichushkin hit Kris Letang
  35. 7:46Icing
  36. 7:46Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  37. 7:55Puck in Netting
  38. 7:55Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  39. 7:58Oliver Kylington Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  40. 8:00Goalie Stopped
  41. 8:00Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  42. 8:20Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  43. 9:08Parker Kelly Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  44. 9:26Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  45. 9:42Giveaway by Blake Lizotte
  46. 9:51Devon Toews shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  47. 10:31Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  48. 10:33Puck in Netting
  49. 10:33Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  50. 10:39Takeaway by Bryan Rust
  51. 10:42Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  52. 10:44Goalie Stopped
  53. 10:44Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  54. 11:03Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  55. 11:09Icing
  56. 11:09Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  57. 11:16Hand Pass
  58. 11:16Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jack Drury
  59. 11:20Ryan Lindgren hit Anthony Beauvillier
  60. 11:35Joel Kiviranta Wrist Shot Wide Left
  61. 11:50Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  62. 11:53Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  63. 12:21Giveaway by Danton Heinen
  64. 12:25Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
  65. 12:28Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  66. 12:46Giveaway by Oliver Kylington
  67. 12:58Puck in Netting
  68. 12:58Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  69. 13:00Puck in Benches
  70. 13:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  71. 13:05Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  72. 13:19Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Short
  73. 13:24Off-side
  74. 13:24Parker Kelly faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  75. 14:01Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  76. 14:05Takeaway by Kris Letang
  77. 14:08Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  78. 14:23Anthony Beauvillier Tripping against Logan O'Connor
  79. 14:23TV Timeout
  80. 14:23Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  81. 15:06Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  82. 15:51Casey Mittelstadt Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (7), Nathan MacKinnon (70)
  83. 15:51Jack Drury faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  84. 16:05Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  85. 16:12Puck in Crowd
  86. 16:12Jack Drury faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  87. 16:14Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  88. 16:42Jack Drury hit Rickard Rakell
  89. 17:06Giveaway by Kris Letang
  90. 17:07Parker Kelly Wrist Shot Wide Right
  91. 17:12Parker Kelly Tip-In Wide Right
  92. 18:04Icing
  93. 18:04Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  94. 18:45Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  95. 18:52Artturi Lehkonen Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: none
  96. 18:52Timeout - Visitor
  97. 18:52Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Drury
  98. 19:04Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Logan O'Connor
  99. 19:21Bryan Rust shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  100. 19:43Giveaway by Devon Toews
  101. 19:52Jack Drury Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Parker Kelly (10)
  102. 19:52Cody Glass faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  103. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  104. 20:00Game End

2nd

  1. 6:36PIT 0, COL 1Artturi Lehkonen Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (69), Cale Makar (46)
  2. 18:04PIT 1, COL 1Rickard Rakell Goal (29) Tip-In, assists: Bryan Rust (26), Sidney Crosby (47)

3rd

  1. 15:51PIT 1, COL 2Casey Mittelstadt Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (7), Nathan MacKinnon (70)
  2. 18:52PIT 1, COL 3Artturi Lehkonen Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: none
  3. 19:52PIT 1, COL 4Jack Drury Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Parker Kelly (10)

Game leaders

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AvalancheColorado

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Rickard Rakell RW10-1010019:400.02000010242917:541:460:00
Anthony Beauvillier LW000000214:560.05000100221313:161:400:00
Blake Lizotte C00-1011013:2833.3121100019912:490:110:28
Bryan Rust RW01-1010020:020.03003011252117:081:531:01
Cody Glass C000011012:4650.0233000019412:190:000:27
Danton Heinen LW000000010:180.0200101014710:180:000:00
Emil Bemstrom C00000009:240.010000001409:240:000:00
Evgeni Malkin C00-2000018:5541.72750011241216:422:130:00
Kevin Hayes RW00-2000013:3960.0246102018911:262:080:05
Noel Acciari C00-1013014:210.0100000019413:260:000:55
Philip Tomasino C000001016:310.0200101222914:152:160:00
Sidney Crosby C01-2000019:1168.227150010251917:261:450:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Erik Karlsson D00-2001024:0530030100.027821:441:540:27
Kris Letang D000000024:1820010020.028821:221:561:00
Matt Grzelcyk D000012021:0800020000.027119:191:490:00
Ryan Shea D000000021:5700020000.028220:390:171:01
Vincent Desharnais D000010013:4510000200.020013:050:120:28
Vladislav Kolyachonok D000011011:3420000000.017211:340:000:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Alex Nedeljkovic G23221.91358:3400200101

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