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Avalanche vs Penguins

Final · Tue Mar 24 · 7:00 PM ET · PPG Paints Arena

Colorado AvalancheAvalanche47-13-10
6
FinalMar 24, 2026
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins35-20-16
2
TVAltitude SportsStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
COL−175
PIT+145
Puck line
COL −1.5+145
PIT +1.5−175
Total O/U
Over 6.5−125
Under 6.5+105
  • Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Colorado Avalanche routed the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Mar 24, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 47-13-10.

The Avalanche have won 3 straight. The Avalanche won despite being outshot 32-30. They outscored the Penguins 4-1 in the first period.

Score by period

Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins, score by period
Team123T
COL4116
PIT1012

W: Wedgewood · L: Silovs

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. COLGoal · 4:57Nathan MacKinnon Goal (46) Wrist Shot, assists: none1-0
  2. PITGoal · 8:09Egor Chinakhov Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (11), Kris Letang (25)1-1
  3. COLGoal · 15:24Sam Malinski Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-1
  4. COLGoal · 16:44Martin Necas Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (51), Brock Nelson (26)3-1
  5. COLGoal · 17:19Parker Kelly Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Nazem Kadri (32)4-1

Second Period

  1. COLGoal · 17:29Martin Necas Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (17), Sam Malinski (27)5-1

Third Period

  1. PITGoal · 11:47Rickard Rakell Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (36), Bryan Rust (32)5-2
  2. COLGoal · 16:20Ross Colton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (26), Jack Drury (14)6-2

Team stats

COLPIT
Shots
30
32
Power Play Goals
1
0
Faceoff Win Percent
51.5
48.5
Hits
14
16
Blocked Shots
20
10
Penalty Minutes
10
8

Top performers

Colorado AvalanchePittsburgh Penguins

Goals

Martin Necas2
Egor Chinakhov1

Assists

Sam Malinski1
Kris Letang1

Points

Martin Necas2
Rickard Rakell1

Player stats

Avalanche · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zakhar Bardakov C000010:4100100.00
Ross Colton C111011:501010100.00
Jack Drury C040114:06011066.70
Nazem Kadri C100216:12012040.04
Parker Kelly C100113:2110200.00
Joel Kiviranta LW010011:1500000.00
Gabriel Landeskog LW410016:27003060.00
Nathan MacKinnon C001119:03102044.40
Martin Necas C010116:2020200.00
Brock Nelson C010115:50011056.50
Valeri Nichushkin RW110114:5801300.00
Logan O'Connor RW010115:0501000.02

Avalanche · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Brent Burns D100117:2800200.02
Brett Kulak D300-121:5300100.00
Cale Makar D500-122:0401200.00
Sam Malinski D010317:2911300.00
Josh Manson D120118:2900300.02
Devon Toews D200319:2901100.00

Avalanche · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Scott Wedgewood G23230.93860:000

Penguins · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Noel Acciari C300012:51000050.02
Justin Brazeau RW200010:4800100.00
Egor Chinakhov RW010-115:3010400.00
Sidney Crosby C010-321:11016057.70
Connor Dewar C100012:58000060.00
Ben Kindel C001012:20004023.10
Ville Koivunen RW011010:0600000.00
Anthony Mantha RW000-118:0800100.02
Tommy Novak C001013:56002050.00
Rickard Rakell RW011-322:4010400.00
Bryan Rust RW020-321:4001300.02
Elmer Soderblom LW030010:4500100.00

Penguins · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Connor Clifton D150-216:3600200.00
Samuel Girard D100118:1101000.00
Erik Karlsson D102-223:5300100.00
Kris Letang D100117:1601100.02
Ryan Shea D000-216:2300100.00
Parker Wotherspoon D020-120:5300100.00

Penguins · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Arturs Silovs G52924.82859:500

Three stars

  1. Martin Necas (COL)
  2. Sam Malinski (COL)
  3. Scott Wedgewood (COL)

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