Colorado AvalanchevsPittsburgh Penguins — Mar 23, 2026

Mar 23, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
M. Necas
COL logo

M. Necas

COL • #88 • C
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 2
Second Star
S. Malinski
COL logo

S. Malinski

COL • #70 • D
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3
Third Star
S. Wedgewood
COL logo

S. Wedgewood

COL • #41 • G
SV% .938PPSA 9/9SHSA 1/1

Linescore

Team123Total
COL4116
PIT1012

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
COL165930
PIT1171432

Goals

1st Period

N. MacKinnon
COL

N. MacKinnon(46th)

4:57(EV)

Unassisted

E. Chinakhov
PIT

E. Chinakhov(17th)

8:09(EV)

Assisted by S. Girard and K. Letang

S. Malinski
COL

S. Malinski(4th)

15:24(EV)

Unassisted

M. Necas
COL

M. Necas(33rd)

16:44(PP)

Power play goal assisted by C. Makar and B. Nelson

P. Kelly
COL

P. Kelly(16th)

17:19(EV)

Assisted by L. O'Connor and N. Kadri

2nd Period

M. Necas
COL

M. Necas(34th)

17:29(EV)

Assisted by D. Toews and S. Malinski

3rd Period

R. Rakell
PIT

R. Rakell(15th)

11:47(EV)

Assisted by S. Crosby and B. Rust

R. Colton
COL

R. Colton(9th)

16:20(EV)

Empty net assisted by V. Nichushkin and J. Drury

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

30

Shots On Goal

32

51.5

Faceoff %

48.5

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-4

10

Penalty Minutes

8

14

Hits

16

20

Blocked Shots

10

23

Giveaways

15

2

Takeaways

6

Box Score

17B. Rust011-320201030.021:40
59E. Chinakhov101-100100040.015:30
67R. Rakell101-300100140.022:40
87S. Crosby011-300102060.621:11
16J. Brazeau000000021010.010:48
18T. Novak000000001120.513:56
19C. Dewar000000010000.612:58
25E. Soderblom000000300010.010:45
39A. Mantha000-120001010.018:08
41V. Koivunen000000100100.010:06
55N. Acciari000020032000.512:51
81B. Kindel000000000140.212:20
49S. Girard011+100012000.018:11
58K. Letang011+120010010.017:16
5R. Shea000-200001010.016:23
28P. Wotherspoon000-100202010.020:53
65E. Karlsson000-200011210.023:53
75C. Clifton000-200511020.016:36
37A. Silovs.8282924521/2542/311/1059:50
74S. Skinner-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
1st
COL
257175+826-3-1W2102
9th
PIT
241219+224-3-3L186
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

PITStatCOL
3.41Goals/Game3.68
2.99Goals Against/Game2.45
29.0Shots/Game33.8
24.6%Power Play %16.5%
83.2%Penalty Kill %82.8%
48.5%Faceoff %51.5%

Goaltenders

PIT

1
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

5 GP

Record

16-9-8

GAA

2.92

EV%

.886

PK%

.000

SV%

.894

2
Sergei Murashov

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

.886

PK%

.950

SV%

.897

COL

1
Scott Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

5 GP

Record

25-5-6

GAA

2.19

EV%

.810

PK%

.000

SV%

.916

2
Mackenzie Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

5 GP

Record

20-8-1

GAA

2.42

EV%

.881

PK%

.778

SV%

.906

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

PIT

1
E. Karlsson

E. Karlsson

D | 5GP

G

5

A

5

P

10

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

2.00

2
B. Rust

B. Rust

R | 5GP

G

3

A

4

P

7

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.40

3
E. Chinakhov

E. Chinakhov

R | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

COL

1
M. Necas

M. Necas

C | 5GP

G

2

A

5

P

7

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
N. MacKinnon

N. MacKinnon

C | 5GP

G

1

A

5

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
C. Makar

C. Makar

D | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.131.07
1.221.06
1.251.17
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
COL
PIT

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

COL (5)PIT (5)

Goals / Game

COL
3.20
PIT
3.50

Goals Against / Game

COL
3.50
PIT
3.20

Shots / Game

COL
10.9
PIT
11.4

Power Play %

COL
10.0%
PIT
9.1%

Penalty Kill %

COL
90.9%
PIT
90.0%

Face-Off %

COL
43.8%
PIT
56.2%

Scratches

PIT

1
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

2
Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

3
Ryan Graves

Ryan Graves

4
Jack St. Ivany

Jack St. Ivany

5
Blake Lizotte

Blake Lizotte

6
Ilya Solovyov

Ilya Solovyov

COL

1
Artturi Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

2
Nicolas Roy

Nicolas Roy

3
Nick Blankenburg

Nick Blankenburg

4
Gavin Brindley

Gavin Brindley

PIM Leaders (Season)

PIT

1
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C

PIM

57

2
Parker Wotherspoon

Parker Wotherspoon

D

PIM

46

3
Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

C

PIM

42

COL

1
Josh Manson

Josh Manson

D

PIM

78

2
Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog

L

PIM

37

3
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

C

PIM

35

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