| Final - 3.3.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Columnist Adrian Dater of the Denver Post put an interestingly whiny blog post up about how Penguin fans annoyingly invaded the Pepsi Center to cheer on the visiting team during last night's Avs game. Does he have a point?
Penguins Bury Avalanche, 5-1
Recap of the Penguins win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Avalanche/Penguins Preview: Playoff Implications Abound
An in-depth look at the Penguins March schedule- it's going to be a tough month for Pittsburgh who still doesn't have Sidney Crosby back.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Pittsburgh Goal - Arron Asham (3), from Craig Adams and Brooks Orpik at 7:55. 2, Pittsburgh Goal - Deryk Engelland (4), from Jordan Staal and Steve Sullivan at 9:17. Penalties - Paul Martin, Pittsburgh (Roughing), 1:12; Steve Downie, Colorado (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:12; Arron Asham, Pittsburgh (Fighting (maj)), 13:24; Cody McLeod, Colorado (Fighting (maj)), 13:24; Ryan O`Reilly, Colorado (Hooking), 19:41. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Pittsburgh Goal - Evgeni Malkin (38), from James Neal and Paul Martin at 5:30. 4, Pittsburgh Goal - Richard Park (6), from Zbynek Michalek at 9:03. Penalties - Richard Park, Pittsburgh (Tripping), 6:57; Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Colorado (Roughing), 11:28; Arron Asham, Pittsburgh (Too many men/ice - bench), 16:41; Erik Johnson, Colorado (Interference), 18:24. |
| Third Period |
| - 5, Colorado Goal - Matt Hunwick (2), from Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog at 8:58. 6, Pittsburgh Empty Net Goal - Steve Sullivan (13), from Paul Martin and Brooks Orpik at 18:34. Penalties - Zbynek Michalek, Pittsburgh (Interference), 1:20; Deryk Engelland, Pittsburgh (Roughing), 10:07; Steve Downie, Colorado (Roughing), 10:07; Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh (Slashing), 10:07. |
