3–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	0	2	1	3
PIT	0	0	1	1

Avalanche at Penguins

Avalanche beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on October 3, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Oct 3, 2001 · 19:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:26 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Vaclav Nedorost

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:22 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

1 G

3 shots · 21:40 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Patrick Roy

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🏔️ Vaclav Nedorost PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:51

Assists: Steve Reinprecht, Chris Drury

1–0

🏔️ Joe Sakic 2nd · 09:28

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Vaclav Nedorost

2–0

3rd period

🏔️ Chris Drury 3rd · 08:12

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Todd Gill

3–0

🐧 Robert Lang 3rd · 13:01

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Darius Kasparaitis

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL PIT🐧

20 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

17 Hits 28

15 Blocked shots 7

0 Takeaways 3

5 Giveaways 4

10 Penalty minutes 8

COL shooting 15.0% (3/20) PIT shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Drury · Hejduk 20:05

L2 Tanguay · Podein · Hinote 15:13

L3 Yelle · Nedorost · Reinprecht 12:22

L4 Nieminen · Larsen · Messier 8:15

D1 Blake · De Vries 27:50

D2 Skoula · Gill 21:00

D3 Trepanier · Berry 10:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Straka · Kovalev 21:31

L2 Lang · Beech · Richer 19:06

L3 Stevens · Hrdina · Morozov 12:59

L4 Lacouture · Kraft · Petersen 11:41

D1 Ference · Wilson 19:00

D2 Moran · Kasparaitis 16:32

D3 Melichar · Rozsival 14:57

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

3–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

Mar 7, 1999

🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT

3–1 · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs PIT, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Penguins on October 3, 2001?

Avalanche won 3–1.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Penguins?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Chris Drury, Joe Sakic, Vaclav Nedorost.

Who scored for Penguins?

Robert Lang.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Penguins season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

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🐧Penguins

Previous game · May 22

Also on October 3, 2001

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