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2010-11 regular season

Thrashers at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Penguins beat Thrashers 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 28, 2010.

ATL – PIT
34–36
Shots on goal
1/8–1/3
Power play
12–17
Hits
7–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 15:43 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Matt Cooke
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:23 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Marc-Andre Fleury
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐦 Evander Kane Go-ahead 1st · 00:47
Assists: Bryan Little, Alexander Burmistrov · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Tying 1st · 10:34
Assists: Kris Letang · beat Ondrej Pavelec
1–1
🐦 Dustin Byfuglien PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:18
Assists: Toby Enstrom, Bryan Little · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 1st · 18:34
Assists: Alex Goligoski · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–2
2nd period
🐧 Craig Adams SH Go-ahead 2nd · 11:38
Assists: Matt Cooke · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–3
3rd period
🐧 Chris Kunitz 3rd · 00:09
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–4
🐧 Mark Letestu 3rd · 13:00
Unassisted · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–5
🐧 Matt Cooke 3rd · 16:16
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Zbynek Michalek · beat Ondrej Pavelec
2–6
🐦 Eric Boulton 3rd · 16:51
Assists: Jim Slater, Chris Thorburn · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Ladd · Little · Peverley 20:50
L2 Kane · Modin · Burmistrov 14:55
L3 Eager · Cormier · Stewart 12:35
L4 Boulton · Slater · Thorburn 10:13
D1 Byfuglien · Enstrom 27:06
D2 Oduya · Bogosian 19:52
D3 Sopel · Hainsey 13:04
🐧Penguins
L1 Talbot · Malkin · Dupuis 15:56
L2 Kunitz · Crosby · Adams 15:43
L3 Cooke · Letestu · Kennedy 12:00
L4 Rupp · Conner · Asham 9:55
D1 Orpik · Letang 24:49
D2 Michalek · Martin 20:56
D3 Goligoski · Lovejoy 14:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL PIT🐧
34 Shots on goal 36
1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
12 Hits 17
7 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 6
4 Giveaways 9
8 Penalty minutes 18
ATL shooting 8.8% (3/34) PIT shooting 16.7% (6/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Ondrej Pavelec
30/36
.833 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Evander Kane · 1st 00:47 · 1–0 Sidney Crosby · 1st 10:34 · 1–1 Dustin Byfuglien · 1st 15:18 · 2–1 Sidney Crosby · 1st 18:34 · 2–2 Craig Adams · 2nd 11:38 · 2–3 Chris Kunitz · 3rd 00:09 · 2–4 Mark Letestu · 3rd 13:00 · 2–5 Matt Cooke · 3rd 16:16 · 2–6 Eric Boulton · 3rd 16:51 · 3–6
ATL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 6-4-1 (55% win rate, 11 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 7-3-2 (58% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Thrashers
Thrashers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–0
Dec 22010 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Nov 132010 🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL 4–2 Apr 102010 🐧PIT @ 🐦ATL 0–1 Apr 32010 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Jan 52010 🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT 2–5
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ATL vs PIT, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Penguins on December 28, 2010?

Penguins won 6–3. The final score was Thrashers 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Dustin Byfuglien, Eric Boulton, Evander Kane.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Mark Letestu, Matt Cooke.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves on 36 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Thrashers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐦 Thrashers
BeforeDec 26 ⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL 3–2 AfterDec 30 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 2–3
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 26 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 1–3 AfterDec 29 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 1–2
Also on December 28
🌪️CAR 4–3 🍁TOR 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 🦅WSH 🐻BOS 4–3 ⚡TBL 🪶CHI 1–3 🎵STL ⭐DAL 4–2 🐯NSH ⚔️BUF 4–2 🛢️EDM 🦆ANA 3–1 🌵PHX 🔔PHI 2–6 🐋VAN
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