Avalanche vs Penguins Live Score (24 Mar, 2026)
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
COL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 20:00
Game End
6–2
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
6–2
3rd Period 19:39
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
6–2
3rd Period 19:33
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
6–2
3rd Period 19:21
Connor Dewar faceoff won against Jack Drury
6–2
3rd Period 19:21
Goalie Stopped
6–2
3rd Period 19:18
Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
6–2
3rd Period 19:18
Giveaway by Ryan Shea
6–2
3rd Period 19:00
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
6–2
3rd Period 19:00
Icing
6–2
3rd Period 18:24
Giveaway by Jack Drury
6–2
3rd Period 18:20
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
6–2
3rd Period 18:09
Takeaway by Ross Colton
6–2
3rd Period 17:54
Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Devon Toews
6–2
3rd Period 17:40
Giveaway by Ross Colton
6–2
3rd Period 17:35
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Thomas Novak
6–2
3rd Period 17:35
Goalie Stopped
6–2
3rd Period 17:32
Ben Kindel Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
6–2
3rd Period 17:22
Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
6–2
3rd Period 16:43
Jack Drury faceoff won against Ben Kindel
6–2
3rd Period 16:43
Icing
6–2
3rd Period 16:20
Jack Drury faceoff won against Connor Dewar
6–2
3rd Period 16:20
Ross Colton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (26), Jack Drury (14)
6–2
3rd Period 16:16
Bryan Rust hit Jack Drury
5–2
Scoring Summary
1st Period
4:57

Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon Goal (46) Wrist Shot, assists: none
1 - 0
8:09

Egor Chinakhov
Assists: Samuel Girard, Kris Letang
Egor Chinakhov Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (11), Kris Letang (25)
1 - 1
15:24

Sam Malinski
Sam Malinski Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
2 - 1
16:44

Martin Necas
Assists: Cale Makar, Brock Nelson
Martin Necas Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (51), Brock Nelson (26)
3 - 1
17:19

Parker Kelly
Assists: Logan O'Connor, Nazem Kadri
Parker Kelly Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Nazem Kadri (32)
4 - 1
2nd Period
17:29

Martin Necas
Assists: Devon Toews, Sam Malinski
Martin Necas Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (17), Sam Malinski (27)
5 - 1
3rd Period
11:47

Rickard Rakell
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (36), Bryan Rust (32)
5 - 2
16:20

Ross Colton
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury
Ross Colton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (26), Jack Drury (14)
6 - 2
Team Stats
COL
PIT


20
Blocked Shots
10
14
Hits
16
2
Takeaways
6
23
Giveaways
15
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
30
Total Shots
32
10
Penalty Minutes
8
33.3
Power Play %
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
35
Faceoffs Won
33
51.5
Faceoff Percent
48.5
4
Penalties
4
Game Leaders
COL
PIT


Player Box Score
Avalanche| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zakhar Bardakov#93 · C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Colton#20 · C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 11:12 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Drury#18 · C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 11:16 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Nazem Kadri#91 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 2:48 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Parker Kelly#17 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 11:41 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Kiviranta#94 · LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 10:15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gabriel Landeskog#92 · LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:30 | 0:03 | 15:54 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan MacKinnon#29 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:03 | 3:24 | 0:04 | 15:35 | 22 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Necas#88 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:20 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brock Nelson#11 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:50 | 2:56 | 2:16 | 10:38 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Valeri Nichushkin#13 · RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 0:32 | 1:59 | 12:27 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Logan O'Connor#25 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 0:00 | 2:55 | 12:10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Penguins| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Acciari#55 · C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 10:50 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Justin Brazeau#16 · RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 9:00 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Egor Chinakhov#59 · RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 2:36 | 0:02 | 12:52 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sidney Crosby#87 · C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:11 | 5:00 | 0:02 | 16:09 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 57.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Connor Dewar#19 · C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:05 | 2:15 | 10:38 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Kindel#81 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:20 | 1:57 | 0:05 | 10:18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ville Koivunen#41 · RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Mantha#39 · RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:08 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 13:57 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tommy Novak#18 · C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rickard Rakell#67 · RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 22:40 | 6:03 | 0:32 | 16:05 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bryan Rust#17 · RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 21:40 | 5:09 | 0:32 | 15:59 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Elmer Soderblom#25 · LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avalanche| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brent Burns#84 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 15:33 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Brett Kulak#27 · D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:53 | 0:00 | 3:25 | 18:28 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cale Makar#8 · D | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:04 | 2:50 | 1:34 | 17:40 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Malinski#70 · D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 | 0:02 | 1:37 | 15:50 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Manson#42 · D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 16:33 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Devon Toews#7 · D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:29 | 0:36 | 3:31 | 15:22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Penguins| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Clifton#75 · D | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 16:36 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 13:55 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Samuel Girard#49 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 0:05 | 0:48 | 17:18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Erik Karlsson#65 · D | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 23:53 | 5:04 | 0:02 | 18:47 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kris Letang#58 · D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 1:49 | 0:39 | 14:48 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ryan Shea#5 · D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 13:48 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Parker Wotherspoon#28 · D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:53 | 0:12 | 0:51 | 19:50 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Avalanche| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Wedgewood#41 · G | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Penguins| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arturs Silovs#37 · G | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .828 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 59:50 | 0 | 0 |
Injury Report
PenguinsHead-to-Head
COLLast 3 Games
PIT

2
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Mar 16, 2026
▸7
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Mar 4, 2025
1
6◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 10, 2024
2
Last 5 Games
Game Information
Stage
Regular Season
Season
2026
Puck Drop
Tue, Mar 24, 7:00 PM
Venue
PPG Paints Arena
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Broadcast
ESPN+
Attendance
18,307
Officials
Kyle Rehman · Referee, Jordan Samuels-Thomas · Referee, Matt MacPherson · Linesman, Jeremy Faucher · Linesman
Division Standings
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | — | 113 | +56 | W1 |
Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | 98 | +25 | L3 |
Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | — | 98 | +7 | W3 |
Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | — | 95 | +19 | W4 |
Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | — | 92 | 0 | L2 |
Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | — | 91 | -8 | L3 |
Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | — | 87 | -24 | L1 |
Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | — | 77 | -12 | W1 |

Avalanche
5th in Western Conference
VS

Penguins
15th in Eastern Conference
Goaltenders
#39

Mackenzie Blackwood
#41

Scott Wedgewood
Defensemen
#84

Brent Burns
#47

Noah Juulsen
#27

Brett Kulak
#8

Cale Makar
#70

Sam Malinski
#42

Josh Manson
#67

Keaton Middleton
#7

Devon Toews
Left Wings
#68

Zachary L'Heureux
#92

Gabriel Landeskog
#62

Artturi Lehkonen
Centers
#91

Nazem Kadri
#17

Parker Kelly
#29

Nathan MacKinnon
#49

Georgii Merkulov
#88

Martin Necas
#11

Brock Nelson
#10

Nicolas Roy
#71

Jaden Schwartz
#9

Fedor Svechkov
Right Wings
#13

T.J. Hughes
#25

Logan O'Connor
Goaltenders
#1

Sergei Murashov
#37

Arturs Silovs
Defensemen
#72

Declan Carlile
#49

Samuel Girard
#27

Ryan Graves
#65

Erik Karlsson
#6

Kaedan Korczak
#58

Kris Letang
#4

Jake Livanavage
#44

Chase Pietila
#7

Ilya Solovyov
#24

Spencer Stastney
#57

Trevor van Riemsdyk
Left Wings
#62

Andrei Kuzmenko
#14

Nick Robertson
#25

Elmer Soderblom
Centers
#87

Sidney Crosby
#19

Connor Dewar
#81

Ben Kindel
#22

Hendrix Lapierre
#46

Blake Lizotte
#71

Evgeni Malkin
#18

Tommy Novak
Right Wings
#16

Justin Brazeau
#59

Egor Chinakhov
#85

Avery Hayes
#41

Ville Koivunen
#67

Rickard Rakell
#17

Bryan Rust

Avalanche
3rd in Central Division
VS

Penguins
7th in Metropolitan Division
General
17
Games Played
16
6056:23
Time On Ice
5749:28
356:15
Time On Ice Per Game
359:20
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5985
Shifts
5787
6
Losses
9
9
Wins
5
Offensive
68
Goals
50
125
Assists
89
498
Faceoffs Won
406
527
Faceoffs Lost
493
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
193
Points
139
11
Power Play Goals
8
22
Power Play Assists
16
0
Short Handed Goals
2
0
Short Handed Assists
2
520
Shots
438
4
Shootout Attempts
7
1
Shootout Goals
3
25.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
42.9
13.1
Shooting Percentage
11.4
48.6
Faceoff Win Percent
45.2
Defensive
3.24
Goals Against Average
3.56
408
Saves
383
.885
Save Percentage
.874
55
Goals Against
57
463
Shots Against
439
2
Overtime Losses
2
2
Shootout Saves
4
4
Shootout Shots Against
7
.500
Shootout Save Percentage
.571
Penalties
149
Penalty Minutes
102





























