Avalanche vs Penguins Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Avalanche vs Penguins Live Score (24 Mar, 2026)

Final

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

6 : 2

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

Martin Necas#88 · C

Goals

Egor Chinakhov#59 · RW

Sam Malinski#70 · D

Assists

Kris Letang#58 · D

Martin Necas#88 · C

Points

Rickard Rakell#67 · RW

Player Box Score

Avalanche

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	1	2

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	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	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	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
Sidney Crosby#87 · C	0	1	0	-3	21:11	5:00	0:02	16:09	26	0	28	1	6	3	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	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	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
Anthony Mantha#39 · RW	0	0	0	-1	18:08	4:11	0:00	13:57	19	0	26	0	1	2	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	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
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	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

Avalanche

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Brent Burns#84 · D	1	0	1	17:28	0:00	1:55	15:33	23	0	10	0	2	1	1	1	2
Brett Kulak#27 · D	3	0	-1	21:53	0:00	3:25	18:28	23	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Cale Makar#8 · D	5	0	-1	22:04	2:50	1:34	17:40	23	0	20	1	2	0	3	0	0
Sam Malinski#70 · D	0	1	3	17:29	0:02	1:37	15:50	23	1	4	1	3	0	1	0	0
Josh Manson#42 · D	1	2	1	18:29	0:00	1:56	16:33	23	0	5	0	3	0	1	1	2
Devon Toews#7 · D	2	0	3	19:29	0:36	3:31	15:22	23	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0

Penguins

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Connor Clifton#75 · D	1	5	0	-2	16:36	0:00	2:41	13:55	19	2	0	2	1	1	0	0
Samuel Girard#49 · D	1	0	0	1	18:11	0:05	0:48	17:18	21	3	1	0	1	2	0	0
Erik Karlsson#65 · D	1	0	2	-2	23:53	5:04	0:02	18:47	22	11	0	1	2	1	0	0
Kris Letang#58 · D	1	0	0	1	17:16	1:49	0:39	14:48	21	3	1	1	2	0	1	2
Ryan Shea#5 · D	0	0	0	-2	16:23	0:00	2:35	13:48	19	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
Parker Wotherspoon#28 · D	0	2	0	-1	20:53	0:12	0:51	19:50	22	3	0	1	1	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

Avalanche

Artturi Lehkonen

#62 · LW · day-to-day

DTD

Penguins

Caleb Jones

#82 · D · Array

Filip Hallander

#11 · C · Injured Reserve

Head-to-Head

COL

Last 3 Games

PIT

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 16, 2026

▸7

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 4, 2025

6◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 10, 2024

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/16/26	vs SEA	W2-0	NHL Regular Season
4/14/26	@ CGY	W3-1	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ EDM	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	vs VGK	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	vs CGY	W3-1	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/14/26	@ STL	L5-7	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	@ WSH	L0-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	vs WSH	L3-6	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	@ NJ	W5-2	NHL Regular Season
4/5/26	vs FLA	W5-2	NHL Regular Season

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

Western Conference — Central Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Avalanche	82	55	16	11	—	121	+99	W3
Stars	82	50	20	12	—	112	+53	W5
Wild	82	46	24	12	—	104	+32	W1
Mammoth	82	43	33	6	—	92	+28	L1
Blues	82	37	33	12	—	86	-27	W4
Predators	82	38	34	10	—	86	-22	L2
Jets	82	35	35	12	—	82	-29	L4
Blackhawks	82	29	39	14	—	72	-62	W1

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

About the Game

The Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins game is final on March 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The final score is Colorado Avalanche 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2.

The game was broadcast on ESPN+. Period scoring, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play are followed here.

Track Avalanche vs Penguins throughout the game, from the opening faceoff to the final horn. NHL scores and schedule page covers additional NHL games, schedules and completed results.

Avalanche

1st in Central Division

Penguins

2nd in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#39

Mackenzie Blackwood G 29 6' 4" 225 lbs

Magnus Chrona G 26 6' 5" 215 lbs

#41

Scott Wedgewood G 34 6' 2" 201 lbs

Defensemen

#37

Nick Blankenburg D 28 5' 9" 177 lbs

#84

Brent Burns D 41 6' 5" 228 lbs

#45

Alex Gagne D 24 6' 5" 225 lbs

Noah Juulsen D 29 6' 2" 201 lbs

#27

Brett Kulak D 32 6' 2" 192 lbs

Cale Makar D 27 6' 0" 187 lbs

#70

Sam Malinski D 28 5' 11" 190 lbs

#42

Josh Manson D 34 6' 3" 218 lbs

Devon Toews D 32 6' 1" 191 lbs

Left Wings

Adam Beckman LW 25 6' 2" 182 lbs

#75

Danil Gushchin LW 24 5' 8" 165 lbs

Zachary L'Heureux LW 23 5' 11" 197 lbs

#92

Gabriel Landeskog LW 33 6' 1" 215 lbs

#62

Artturi Lehkonen LW 31 5' 11" 179 lbs

#16

Taylor Makar LW 25 6' 4" 210 lbs

Centers

#93

Zakhar Bardakov C 25 6' 2" 198 lbs

#54

Gavin Brindley C 21 5' 8" 173 lbs

Vinnie Hinostroza C 32 5' 10" 176 lbs

#91

Nazem Kadri C 35 6' 0" 185 lbs

#17

Parker Kelly C 27 6' 1" 185 lbs

#29

Nathan MacKinnon C 31 6' 0" 200 lbs

Georgii Merkulov C 25 5' 11" 179 lbs

#88

Martin Necas C 27 6' 3" 195 lbs

#11

Brock Nelson C 34 6' 4" 205 lbs

#10

Nicolas Roy C 29 6' 4" 201 lbs

Jaden Schwartz C 34 5' 10" 185 lbs

Fedor Svechkov C 23 6' 0" 187 lbs

T.J. Tynan C 34 5' 9" 165 lbs

Right Wings

#23

Fabian Lysell RW 23 5' 11" 181 lbs

#25

Logan O'Connor RW 30 6' 0" 175 lbs

Goaltenders

#33

Taylor Gauthier G 25 6' 1" 195 lbs

#37

Arturs Silovs G 25 6' 4" 203 lbs

Defensemen

Declan Carlile D 26 6' 3" 190 lbs

#49

Samuel Girard D 28 5' 10" 170 lbs

#27

Ryan Graves D 31 6' 5" 222 lbs

#82

Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs

#65

Erik Karlsson D 36 6' 0" 186 lbs

Kaedan Korczak D 25 6' 3" 206 lbs

#58

Kris Letang D 39 6' 0" 193 lbs

#57

Jake Livanavage D 22 5' 11" 190 lbs

Ilya Solovyov D 26 6' 3" 208 lbs

Trevor van Riemsdyk D 35 6' 3" 197 lbs

Left Wings

#48

Rafael Harvey-Pinard LW 27 5' 9" 184 lbs

#15

Joona Koppanen LW 28 6' 5" 215 lbs

Andrei Kuzmenko LW 30 5' 11" 194 lbs

Oliver Okuliar LW 26 6' 2" 190 lbs

Nicholas Robertson LW 24 5' 9" 178 lbs

#25

Elmer Soderblom LW 25 6' 8" 246 lbs

Centers

#87

Sidney Crosby C 39 5' 11" 200 lbs

#19

Connor Dewar C 27 5' 10" 192 lbs

#41

David Gustafsson C 26 6' 2" 196 lbs

#11

Filip Hallander C 26 6' 1" 190 lbs

#81

Ben Kindel C 19 5' 11" 182 lbs

Hendrix Lapierre C 24 6' 0" 180 lbs

#46

Blake Lizotte C 28 5' 9" 173 lbs

#71

Evgeni Malkin C 40 6' 5" 210 lbs

#18

Tommy Novak C 29 6' 1" 179 lbs

Right Wings

#16

Justin Brazeau RW 28 6' 6" 227 lbs

#59

Egor Chinakhov RW 25 6' 1" 201 lbs

#85

Avery Hayes RW 23 5' 10" 175 lbs

#13

Kevin Hayes RW 34 6' 5" 216 lbs

#41

Ville Koivunen RW 23 5' 11" 161 lbs

Rutger McGroarty RW 22 6' 0" 200 lbs

#67

Rickard Rakell RW 33 6' 1" 191 lbs

#17

Bryan Rust RW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Avalanche

1st in Central Division

Penguins

2nd in Metropolitan Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

121

Points