Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 7–2 on Monday, March 16, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
7 |
8 |
5 |
20 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
17 |
4 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:01 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (14) |
Bryan Rust (28), Noel Acciari (10) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 0 |
| 1st |
04:08 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (45) |
Martin Necas (50), Cale Makar (49) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 1 |
| 1st |
04:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (26) |
Erik Karlsson (41) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 1 |
| 1st |
13:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (15) |
Egor Chinakhov (14), Parker Wotherspoon (20) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, COL 1 |
| 1st |
13:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Elmer Soderblom (3) |
Connor Dewar (12), Erik Karlsson (42) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, COL 1 |
| 1st |
14:21 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brent Burns (10) |
Gavin Brindley (7), Josh Manson (23) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
10:36 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Karlsson (7) |
Ryan Shea (24) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
16:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (25) |
Evgeni Malkin (35), Rickard Rakell (19) |
Power play |
PIT 6, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
09:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari (9) |
Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13) |
Even strength |
PIT 7, COL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Colorado Avalanche |
| Shots on goal |
20 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
13 |
| Hits |
19 |
11 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/57 (49.1%) |
29/57 (50.9%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:52 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
45.5% |
15:29 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:12 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:00 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:09 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
50% |
16:36 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:23 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:18 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:57 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 7 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:44 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
60:00 |
Win |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:28 |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
20:16 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:40 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:31 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
22:39 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:10 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:03 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:31 |
| Number 27 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 37 N. Blankenburg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:43 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
15 |
11 |
4 |
.733 |
47:00 |
|
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
5 |
2 |
3 |
.400 |
13:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
05:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ville Koivunen |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
08:39 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Arturs Silovs |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:30 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nicolas Roy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:40 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:59 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Parker Kelly |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor Clifton |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
10:59 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Ryan Gibbons, Travis Toomey
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kevin Hayes, Samuel Girard, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Avery Hayes
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton
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Details |
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2
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5
|
Final
|
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3
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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4
 at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
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|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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