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2024-25 regular season

Avalanche at Penguins

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

Avalanche beat Penguins 6–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 10, 2024.

COL – PIT
27–27
Shots on goal
16–10
Hits
15–16
Blocked shots
8–8
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Mikko Rantanen
3 G, 2 A
5 shots · 16:58 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 G, 4 A
3 shots · 17:36 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Devon Toews
2 A
23:54 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Go-ahead 1st · 06:31
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Devon Toews · beat Tristan Jarry
1–0
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 1st · 18:22
Assists: Cale Makar · beat Tristan Jarry
2–0
2nd period
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen 2nd · 05:46
Assists: Calvin de Haan, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Tristan Jarry
3–0
🐧 Cody Glass 2nd · 07:21
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · beat Scott Wedgewood
3–1
🐧 Michael Bunting 2nd · 18:53
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust · beat Scott Wedgewood
3–2
3rd period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin 3rd · 03:23
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Tristan Jarry
4–2
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen 3rd · 12:21
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Tristan Jarry
5–2
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Empty net 3rd · 15:08
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews
6–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Nichushkin 18:04
L2 Mittelstadt · Rantanen · O'Connor 16:43
L3 Kiviranta · Kelly · Colton 14:30
L4 Ivan · Smith · Wagner 8:19
D1 Makar · Toews 24:30
D2 Girard · Malinski 19:10
D3 de Haan · Middleton 14:31
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Rust · Rakell 19:44
L2 Crosby · Tomasino · Glass 17:20
L3 Bunting · O'Connor · Lizotte 13:33
L4 Beauvillier · Acciari · Hayes 10:20
D1 Letang · Karlsson 22:25
D2 Pettersson · Grzelcyk 20:23
D3 Pickering · Graves 14:59

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL PIT🐧
27 Shots on goal 27
16 Hits 10
15 Blocked shots 16
8 Takeaways 8
16 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 8
COL shooting 22.2% (6/27) PIT shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Scott Wedgewood
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 59:21 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 06:31 · 1–0 Mikko Rantanen · 1st 18:22 · 2–0 Mikko Rantanen · 2nd 05:46 · 3–0 Cody Glass · 2nd 07:21 · 3–1 Michael Bunting · 2nd 18:53 · 3–2 Valeri Nichushkin · 3rd 03:23 · 4–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 12:21 · 5–2 Mikko Rantanen · 3rd 15:08 · 6–2
COL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 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: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Mar 242024 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 4–5 OT 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
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Who won Avalanche vs Penguins on December 10, 2024?

Avalanche won 6–2. The final score was Avalanche 6, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Mikko Rantanen (3), Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin.

Who scored for Penguins?

Cody Glass, Michael Bunting.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 8 🏔️COL @ 😈NJD 4–0 AfterDec 12 🏒UTA @ 🏔️COL 4–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 7 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterDec 12 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 9–2
Also on December 10
🍁TOR 2–1 😈NJD 🦈SJS 2–3 🌪️CAR 🔔PHI 5–3 🧥CBJ 👑LAK 3–1 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 4–3 🐯NSH 🐻BOS 1–8 ✈️WPG ⚡TBL 1–2 🛢️EDM 🌲MIN 5–4 🏒UTA
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