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2023-24 regular season

Penguins at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Avalanche beat Penguins 5–4 in overtime at Ball Arena on March 24, 2024.

PIT – COL
34–30
Shots on goal
21–15
Hits
16–16
Blocked shots
12–10
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 3 A
5 shots · 20:10 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Jonathan Drouin
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:47 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Alexandar Georgiev
30 saves
0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jesse Puljujarvi Go-ahead 1st · 07:53
Assists: Reilly Smith, Sidney Crosby · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–0
🐧 Bryan Rust 1st · 15:11
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Alexandar Georgiev
2–0
2nd period
🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 13:47
Assists: Valtteri Puustinen · beat Alexandar Georgiev
3–0
🐧 Pierre-Olivier Joseph 2nd · 15:40
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang · beat Alexandar Georgiev
4–0
🏔️ Sean Walker 2nd · 16:05
Assists: Ross Colton, Miles Wood · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–1
🏔️ Yakov Trenin 2nd · 19:30
Assists: Brandon Duhaime · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–2
3rd period
🏔️ Jonathan Drouin 3rd · 03:32
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–3
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Tying 3rd · 15:22
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Devon Toews · beat Tristan Jarry
4–4
Overtime
🏔️ Jonathan Drouin Go-ahead OT · 00:54
Assists: Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Alex Nedeljkovic
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rust 20:10
L2 Bunting · O'Connor · Eller 18:16
L3 Smith · Rakell · Puustinen 15:55
L4 Bemstrom · Acciari · Puljujarvi 6:15
D1 Letang · Karlsson 24:49
D2 Pettersson · Joseph 21:04
D3 St. Ivany · Ludvig 12:46
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Drouin · MacKinnon · Rantanen 23:57
L2 Lehkonen · Mittelstadt · Nichushkin 16:17
L3 Wood · Parise · Colton 11:52
L4 Trenin · Cogliano · Duhaime 7:46
D1 Makar · Girard 23:56
D2 Toews · Manson 19:55
D3 Walker · Johnson 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT COL🏔️
34 Shots on goal 30
21 Hits 15
16 Blocked shots 16
12 Takeaways 10
0 Giveaways 4
4 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 11.8% (4/34) COL shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Alex Nedeljkovic
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 50:46 TOI
Tristan Jarry
4/5
.800 SV% · 1 GA · 10:05 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 60:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jesse Puljujarvi · 1st 07:53 · 1–0 Bryan Rust · 1st 15:11 · 2–0 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 13:47 · 3–0 Pierre-Olivier Joseph · 2nd 15:40 · 4–0 Sean Walker · 2nd 16:05 · 4–1 Yakov Trenin · 2nd 19:30 · 4–2 Jonathan Drouin · 3rd 03:32 · 4–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 15:22 · 4–4 Jonathan Drouin · OT 00:54 · 4–5
PIT COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 262023 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Mar 222023 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 5–2 Feb 72023 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 1–2 OT Apr 52022 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 6–4 Apr 22022 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 2–3
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PIT vs COL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Avalanche on March 24, 2024?

Avalanche won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 4, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Jesse Puljujarvi, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Jonathan Drouin (2), Nathan MacKinnon, Sean Walker, Yakov Trenin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 22 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 2–4 AfterMar 26 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–4
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeMar 22 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 1–6 AfterMar 26 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL 2–1
Also on March 24
✈️WPG 0–3 🦅WSH 😈NJD 4–0 🏝️NYI 🐆FLA 4–1 🔔PHI 🍁TOR 1–2 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 3–5 🏛️OTT ⭐DAL 4–2 🌵ARI ⚡TBL 3–2 🦆ANA ⚔️BUF 4–1 🔥CGY
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