Avalanche 1–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:11 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

3 A

4 shots · 21:35 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jordan Staal

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:45 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ TJ Galiardi PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:02

Assists: Darcy Tucker, Wojtek Wolski · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 1st · 19:53

Assists: Mike Rupp, Evgeni Malkin · beat Peter Budaj

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Bill Guerin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:15

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Peter Budaj

1–2

🐧 Jordan Staal Empty net 3rd · 19:11

Assists: Max Talbot, Brooks Orpik

1–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Wolski · Galiardi · Stastny 20:38

L2 Duchene · Stewart · Hejduk 19:01

L3 McLeod · O'Reilly · Tucker 12:06

L4 Durno · Hendricks · Svatos 5:48

D1 Quincey · Hannan 22:46

D2 Foote · Liles 18:34

D3 Clark · Wilson 17:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Staal 21:11

L2 Fedotenko · Guerin · Dupuis 17:19

L3 Rupp · Talbot · Kennedy 14:31

L4 Bourque · Adams · Godard 4:26

D1 Gonchar · Letang 23:38

D2 Orpik · Eaton 21:12

D3 Skoula · McKee 14:54

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL PIT🐧

16 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

28 Hits 38

5 Blocked shots 16

3 Takeaways 1

3 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 11

COL shooting 6.2% (1/16) PIT shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Peter Budaj

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:08 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

15/16

.938 SV% · 1 GA · 59:32 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

COL PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 4-4 (50% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Jan 102009 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 3–5 Nov 12007 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Dec 102005 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Jan 242004 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 5–3 Mar 12003 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 1–4

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Who won Avalanche vs Penguins on December 3, 2009?

Penguins won 4–1. The final score was Avalanche 1, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

TJ Galiardi.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Bill Guerin, Jordan Staal.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 2 🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA 5–6 AfterDec 5 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeNov 30 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterDec 5 🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT 2–1

Also on December 3

🇨🇦MTL 2–6 ⚔️BUF 🐋VAN 3–0 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 2–6 🦅WSH 🏝️NYI 4–1 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 6–3 🧥CBJ 🛢️EDM 4–1 🐙DET 🦆ANA 1–3 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 1–2 🌵PHX

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