Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Friday, October 16, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
32 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
5 |
18 |
9 |
32 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 3 assists)
- A. Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- T. Hughes, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (4) |
Ville Koivunen (2), Erik Karlsson (8) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, COL 0 |
| 1st |
08:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (3) |
Sidney Crosby (3), Samuel Girard (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 0 |
| 1st |
11:01 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (5) |
Nathan MacKinnon (8), Martin Necas (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
00:25 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (6) |
Nathan MacKinnon (9), Martin Necas (5) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
04:24 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (3) |
Brock Nelson (4), Nazem Kadri (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
14:57 |
Colorado Avalanche |
T.J. Hughes (1) |
Nathan MacKinnon (10), Cale Makar (5) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
15:06 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (6) |
Cale Makar (6), Martin Necas (6) |
Power play |
PIT 2, COL 5 |
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 |
32 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
14 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/57 (40.4%) |
34/57 (59.6%) |
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 14 N. Robertson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
11:01 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
35% |
15:16 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:55 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
13:45 |
| Number 62 A. Kuzmenko |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:03 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:51 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:57 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:46 |
| Number 6 K. Korczak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 24 S. Stastney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 72 D. Carlile |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
32 |
27 |
5 |
.844 |
57:26 |
Loss |
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 9 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80% |
14:34 |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
63.6% |
20:27 |
| Number 13 T. Hughes |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:27 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:13 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
54.5% |
22:59 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:39 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 71 J. Schwartz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:55 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:54 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 27 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 47 N. Juulsen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
07:33 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tommy Novak |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:25 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gavin Brindley |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Karlsson |
Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) |
0 |
| 2nd |
11:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Kindel |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:00 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Josh Manson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tommy Novak |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Brandon Gawryletz
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Ryan Johnson, Hendrix Lapierre, Egor Chinakhov
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Nicolas Roy, Zachary L'Heureux
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