Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Monday, December 18, 2017 · Pepsi Center

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Final

SOG 32–37

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche outshot the Penguins 37-32.

Tyson Barrie scored twice. Chad Ruhwedel, J.T. Compher, Evgeni Malkin and Mikko Rantanen also scored.

Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Matt Murray stopped 33 of 36.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	1	0	1	2	32
COL	1	2	1	4	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Tyson Barrie (3)Matt Nieto (6)0–105:04 COL
Chad Ruhwedel (1)Carter Rowney (2)1–110:39 PIT

2nd period

Tyson Barrie (4)Mikko Rantanen (19), Sven Andrighetto (10)1–205:56 COL · PPG
J.T. Compher (5)Sven Andrighetto (11)1–318:20 COL

3rd period

Evgeni Malkin (11)Ian Cole (4), Chad Ruhwedel (2)2–301:25 PIT
Mikko Rantanen (10)Nathan MacKinnon (24), Gabriel Landeskog (12)2–418:27 COL · EN

Team stats

PITCOL

32Shots on goal37

47%Faceoff %53%

0/3Power play1/4

8Penalty minutes6

11Hits10

18Blocked shots16

7Giveaways1

6Takeaways3

Penalties

1st 10:52Nikita Zadorov · high sticking2 min
2nd 04:54Ian Cole · cross checking2 min
2nd 10:26Nikita Zadorov · interference2 min
2nd 11:00Kris Letang · tripping2 min
2nd 13:53Ian Cole · holding2 min
2nd 19:02Olli Maatta · tripping2 min
2nd 19:23Mikko Rantanen · holding2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

2Chad RuhwedelD	1	1	2	-1	3	0	1	0	–	18:48
37Carter RowneyR	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	83	16:11
71Evgeni MalkinC	1	0	1	+1	7	0	0	0	15	16:55
28Ian ColeD	0	1	1	0	1	2	6	4	–	18:00
15Riley SheahanC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	78	12:50
17Bryan RustR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	15:05
34Tom KuhnhacklR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	09:23
43Conor ShearyL	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	–	16:52
45Josh ArchibaldR	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	–	09:27
59Jake GuentzelC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	–	15:47
62Carl HagelinL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	15:01
75Ryan ReavesR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	08:39
81Phil KesselC	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	19:34
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	33	20:47
3Olli MaattaD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	–	19:32
8Brian DumoulinD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	–	19:21
22Matt HunwickD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	16:47
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	–	25:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Matt MurrayG	L	36	33	3	.917	58:24
35Tristan JarryG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

10Sven AndrighettoR	0	2	2	+1	4	0	1	0	–	14:29
96Mikko RantanenR	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	2	–	17:49
4Tyson BarrieD	2	0	2	+1	5	0	0	0	–	24:31
29Nathan MacKinnonC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	61	19:26
37J.T. CompherL	1	0	1	0	4	0	3	0	25	16:26
83Matt NietoL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	14:19
92Gabriel LandeskogL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	18:28
13Alexander KerfootC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	56	09:47
14Blake ComeauL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	80	18:50
17Tyson JostC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	09:43
22Colin WilsonC	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	13:32
34Carl SoderbergC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	63	17:23
64Nail YakupovR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	07:32
12Patrik NemethD	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	–	24:34
16Nikita ZadorovD	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	4	–	19:20
44Mark BarberioD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	2	0	–	19:46
49Samuel GirardD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	13:32
54Anton LindholmD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	14:33

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Semyon VarlamovG	W	32	30	2	.938	60:00
45Jonathan BernierG		0	0	0	–	00:00