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2011-12 regular season

Avalanche at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Avalanche 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on November 15, 2011.

COL – PIT
27–33
Shots on goal
0/2–1/7
Power play
14–18
Hits
18–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
James Neal
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:14 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 23:04 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Kris Letang
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 24:12 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Jay McClement Go-ahead 1st · 14:51
Assists: Milan Hejduk, Erik Johnson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🏔️ Matt Duchene 1st · 17:24
Assists: Paul Stastny, Kyle Quincey · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–0
🐧 Jordan Staal 1st · 18:33
Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Deryk Engelland · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–1
🏔️ David Jones 1st · 19:44
Assists: Jay McClement, TJ Galiardi · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–1
2nd period
🐧 Pascal Dupuis 2nd · 11:01
Assists: Craig Adams, Arron Asham · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–2
3rd period
🐧 Brooks Orpik Tying 3rd · 01:12
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, James Neal · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–3
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 3rd · 04:45
Assists: James Neal · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–4
🐧 James Neal PP 3rd · 07:17
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Kris Letang · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–5
🐧 Kris Letang 3rd · 10:30
Assists: Jordan Staal, Joe Vitale · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Winnik · Stastny · Duchene 18:17
L2 Landeskog · Hejduk · Jones 15:39
L3 Galiardi · McClement · O'Reilly 14:19
L4 McLeod · Lindstrom · Kobasew 9:49
D1 Hejda · Johnson 22:34
D2 Quincey · O'Brien 20:02
D3 Wilson · O'Byrne 16:18
🐧Penguins
L1 Neal · Kunitz · Malkin 20:14
L2 Cooke · Sullivan · Staal 17:12
L3 Kennedy · Dupuis · Adams 15:07
L4 Vitale · Asham · Park 8:43
D1 Letang · Niskanen 21:56
D2 Martin · Orpik 18:55
D3 Engelland · Picard 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL PIT🐧
27 Shots on goal 33
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
14 Hits 18
18 Blocked shots 13
6 Takeaways 6
0 Giveaways 6
19 Penalty minutes 9
COL shooting 11.1% (3/27) PIT shooting 18.2% (6/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov
27/33
.818 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jay McClement · 1st 14:51 · 1–0 Matt Duchene · 1st 17:24 · 2–0 Jordan Staal · 1st 18:33 · 2–1 David Jones · 1st 19:44 · 3–1 Pascal Dupuis · 2nd 11:01 · 3–2 Brooks Orpik · 3rd 01:12 · 3–3 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 04:45 · 3–4 James Neal · 3rd 07:17 · 3–5 Kris Letang · 3rd 10:30 · 3–6
COL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Feb 162011 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT Dec 32009 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Jan 102009 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 3–5 Nov 12007 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Dec 102005 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 3–4
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COL vs PIT, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Penguins on November 15, 2011?

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

Who scored for Avalanche?

David Jones, Jay McClement, Matt Duchene.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Pascal Dupuis.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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
BeforeNov 12 🔥CGY @ 🏔️COL 4–3 AfterNov 17 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 0–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeNov 12 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 AfterNov 17 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–4
Also on November 15
😈NJD 3–4 🐻BOS 🌵PHX 3–2 🍁TOR 🗽NYR 4–2 🏝️NYI 🌲MIN 4–2 🧥CBJ 🐙DET 1–2 🎵STL 🦅WSH 1–3 🐯NSH 🐆FLA 6–0 ⭐DAL 🏛️OTT 3–1 🔥CGY
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