Colorado Avalanche at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 · PPG Paints Arena · 2024–25 Regular Season

Colorado Avalanche

6 – 2

Final

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 on Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at PPG Paints Arena. Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick. Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 27–27.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	2	1	3	6	27
PIT	0	2	0	2	27

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	06:31	COL	EV	Nathan MacKinnon (10) · snap	Mikko Rantanen (23), Devon Toews (9)	1–0
1st	18:22	COL	EV	Mikko Rantanen (16) · wrist	Cale Makar (27)	2–0
2nd	05:46	COL	EV	Mikko Rantanen (17) · snap	Calvin de Haan (6), Nathan MacKinnon (33)	3–0
2nd	07:21	PIT	EV	Cody Glass (1) · wrist	Evgeni Malkin (19), Kris Letang (7)	3–1
2nd	18:53	PIT	EV	Michael Bunting (7) · wrist	Erik Karlsson (17), Bryan Rust (7)	3–2
3rd	03:23	COL	EV	Valeri Nichushkin (7) · wrist	Nathan MacKinnon (34)	4–2
3rd	12:21	COL	EV	Artturi Lehkonen (8) · wrist	Mikko Rantanen (24), Nathan MacKinnon (35)	5–2
3rd	15:08	COL	SH EN	Mikko Rantanen (18) · wrist	Nathan MacKinnon (36), Devon Toews (10)	6–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	02:06	PIT	Ryan Graves	high sticking	2
2nd	01:47	COL	Ivan Ivan	tripping	2
2nd	09:55	PIT	Owen Pickering	delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	13:26	PIT	Michael Bunting	interference	2
2nd	16:44	PIT	Tristan Jarry	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:44	COL	Sam Malinski	high sticking	2
2nd	16:44	COL	Parker Kelly	interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	04:01	COL	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
3rd	09:48	COL	Givani Smith	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: COL 2.97 · PIT 2.50 · xG% COL 54.3

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	1	4	5	+4	0	3	0	0	39.1	17:36	20
96	Mikko Rantanen	R	3	2	5	+3	0	5	1	0	100.0	16:58	19
7	Devon Toews	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1		23:54	28
8	Cale Makar	D	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	0		25:05	25
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		20:03	24
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	+5	0	2	0	1	100.0	18:04	22
44	Calvin de Haan	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		15:09	20
49	Samuel Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		21:31	27
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	4		16:48	22
25	Logan O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	100.0	16:43	20
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6	14:57	17
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	4	28.6	14:55	20
20	Ross Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:30	18
67	Keaton Middleton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:53	19
94	Joel Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		13:42	21
82	Ivan Ivan	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50.0	11:48	19
55	Givani Smith	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		8:19	14
14	Chris Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	33.3	8:05	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Scott Wedgewood	W	27	25	2	.926	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
58	Kris Letang	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1		22:35	25
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	2		22:15	26
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	54.5	20:12	23
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	2		19:44	25
19	Cody Glass	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	50.0	16:09	23
8	Michael Bunting	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	0		13:41	21
28	Marcus Pettersson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		21:08	25
67	Rickard Rakell	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	3		19:38	26
24	Matt Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		19:38	24
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	73.0	18:40	26
53	Philip Tomasino	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:20	21
38	Owen Pickering	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		15:13	24
27	Ryan Graves	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		14:45	20
46	Blake Lizotte	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	33.3	13:33	21
10	Drew O'Connor	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		12:29	20
55	Noel Acciari	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	75.0	10:27	18
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50.0	10:20	16
72	Anthony Beauvillier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		6:52	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Tristan Jarry	L	26	21	5	.808	59:21