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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL
Penguins
35-26-10, 80 PTS
5-2
Final
Avalanche
41-23-6, 88 PTS
Ball Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

PIT shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

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PIT9211545
COL1191030

In net

Tristan Jarry28/30 SV, .933
Alexandar Georgiev40/44 SV, .909
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PIT0325
COL0112

Who won: Penguins 5-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Ball Arena. The Penguins win the series 2-0. The Penguins outscored the Avalanche 3-1 in the 2nd period. Jeff Carter led the Penguins in goals (2). J.T. Compher led the Avalanche in goals (1).

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What it means

  • Season series: PIT wins series 2-0.
  • Penguins 16-15-5 on the road; Avalanche 19-12-5 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk D
    Lower Body
    Day-To-Day
  • Andrei Kuzmenko LW
    Personal
    Injured Reserve
  • Justin Brazeau RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Graves D
    Knee
    Injured Reserve
Avalanche4th in Central Division
  • Georgii Merkulov C
    Undisclosed
    Injured Reserve
  • Logan O'Connor RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division
Tristan Jarry G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Avalanche4th in Central Division
Alexandar Georgiev G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

PIT wins series 2-0
Last meeting: Penguins 2, Avalanche 1 (Feb 7)

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Game info

Venue
Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 18,130
Officials
Wes McCauley (Referee), Trevor Hanson (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), Brandon Gawryletz (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesPIT wins series 2-0

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