Penguins 2–4 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2017)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🏔️ COL

Tyson Barrie

2 G

5 shots · 24:31 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Mikko Rantanen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:49 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Semyon Varlamov

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Tyson Barrie Go-ahead 1st · 05:04

Assists: Matt Nieto · beat Matt Murray

0–1

🐧 Chad Ruhwedel Tying 1st · 10:39

Assists: Carter Rowney · beat Semyon Varlamov

1–1

2nd period

🏔️ Tyson Barrie PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:56

Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Sven Andrighetto · beat Matt Murray

1–2

🏔️ J.T. Compher 2nd · 18:20

Assists: Sven Andrighetto · beat Matt Murray

1–3

3rd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 3rd · 01:25

Assists: Ian Cole, Chad Ruhwedel · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–3

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Empty net 3rd · 18:27

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 19:34

L2 Sheary · Rowney · Guentzel 16:11

L3 Hagelin · Sheahan · Rust 15:01

L4 Archibald · Kuhnhackl · Reaves 9:23

D1 Letang · Maatta 22:34

D2 Dumoulin · Ruhwedel 19:04

D3 Cole · Hunwick 17:24

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Comeau · Landeskog · MacKinnon 18:50

L2 Compher · Soderberg · Rantanen 17:23

L3 Nieto · Wilson · Andrighetto 14:19

L4 Kerfoot · Jost · Yakupov 9:43

D1 Nemeth · Barrie 24:32

D2 Barberio · Zadorov 19:33

D3 Lindholm · Girard 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT COL🏔️

32 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

11 Hits 10

18 Blocked shots 16

6 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 1

8 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 6.2% (2/32) COL shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 58:24 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Semyon Varlamov

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

PIT COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 10-7 (59% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Dec 112017 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Feb 92017 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 4–1 Oct 172016 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 4–3 OT Dec 92015 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Nov 192015 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 3–4

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Who won Penguins vs Avalanche on December 18, 2017?

Avalanche won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Avalanche 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chad Ruhwedel, Evgeni Malkin.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Tyson Barrie (2), J.T. Compher, Mikko Rantanen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🌵ARI 4–2 AfterDec 21 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–3

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 16 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 6–5 AfterDec 21 🏔️COL @ 👑LAK 1–2

Also on December 18

🧥CBJ 2–7 🐻BOS 🦆ANA 3–5 😈NJD 👑LAK 4–1 🔔PHI 🦈SJS 3–5 🛢️EDM

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