Pittsburgh PenguinsvsColorado Avalanche — Mar 15, 2026

Mar 15, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
E. Malkin
PIT logo

E. Malkin

PIT • #71 • C
G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 3
Second Star
E. Karlsson
PIT logo

E. Karlsson

PIT • #65 • D
G 1A 2PTS 3SOG 4
Third Star
B. Rust
PIT logo

B. Rust

PIT • #17 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Linescore

Team123Total
PIT4217
COL2002

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
PIT78520
COL174627

Goals

1st Period

E. Malkin
PIT

E. Malkin(14th)

3:01(EV)

Assisted by B. Rust and N. Acciari

N. MacKinnon
COL

N. MacKinnon(45th)

4:08(EV)

Assisted by M. Necas and C. Makar

A. Mantha
PIT

A. Mantha(26th)

4:23(EV)

Assisted by E. Karlsson

E. Malkin
PIT

E. Malkin(15th)

13:00(EV)

Assisted by E. Chinakhov and P. Wotherspoon

E. Soderblom
PIT

E. Soderblom(3rd)

13:43(EV)

Assisted by C. Dewar and E. Karlsson

B. Burns
COL

B. Burns(10th)

14:21(EV)

Assisted by G. Brindley and J. Manson

2nd Period

E. Karlsson
PIT

E. Karlsson(7th)

10:36(EV)

Assisted by R. Shea

B. Rust
PIT

B. Rust(25th)

16:20(PP)

Power play goal assisted by E. Malkin and R. Rakell

3rd Period

N. Acciari
PIT

N. Acciari(9th)

9:06(EV)

Assisted by E. Soderblom and C. Dewar

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

20

Shots On Goal

27

49.1

Faceoff %

50.9

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-4

15

Penalty Minutes

13

19

Hits

11

19

Blocked Shots

12

18

Giveaways

16

5

Takeaways

4

Box Score

29N. MacKinnon101-100021040.522:39
54G. Brindley011-100101100.010:20
88M. Necas011-100202020.024:08
10N. Roy000-220102021.015:28
11B. Nelson000-100112030.520:16
13V. Nichushkin000-200001100.022:40
17P. Kelly000020311000.013:45
18J. Drury000-170010010.513:31
91N. Kadri000000010020.020:18
93Z. Bardakov000-200102000.008:10
94J. Kiviranta000-100100000.010:03
8C. Makar011-100020040.021:31
42J. Manson011-100123010.016:43
84B. Burns101000000050.015:18
7D. Toews000-200010210.017:35
27B. Kulak000-100000000.016:45
37N. Blankenburg000-200000000.011:10
70S. Malinski000-100010020.015:00
41S. Wedgewood.4005231/431/100/0013:00
39M. Blackwood.733151148/1133/410/0047:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
8th
PIT
223202+214-3-3W181
1st
COL
247163+847-3-0L197
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

COLStatPIT
3.75Goals/Game3.36
2.43Goals Against/Game2.91
33.8Shots/Game29.1
16.1%Power Play %25.0%
82.7%Penalty Kill %84.2%
51.2%Faceoff %48.6%

Goaltenders

COL

1
Scott Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

5 GP

Record

25-4-5

GAA

2.16

EV%

.000

PK%

.909

SV%

.918

2
Mackenzie Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

5 GP

Record

18-8-1

GAA

2.41

EV%

.821

PK%

.625

SV%

.908

PIT

1
Arturs Silovs

Arturs Silovs

5 GP

Record

14-9-8

GAA

2.93

EV%

.765

PK%

.889

SV%

.894

2
Sergei Murashov

Sergei Murashov

5 GP

Record

1-1-2

GAA

2.56

EV%

.886

PK%

.950

SV%

.897

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

COL

1
N. MacKinnon

N. MacKinnon

C | 5GP

G

3

A

6

P

9

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.80

2
M. Necas

M. Necas

C | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

3
C. Makar

C. Makar

D | 5GP

G

1

A

2

P

3

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

0.60

PIT

1
E. Chinakhov

E. Chinakhov

R | 5GP

G

1

A

6

P

7

PPP

4

PPG

1

P/G

1.40

2
E. Karlsson

E. Karlsson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

6

P

7

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

3
A. Mantha

A. Mantha

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.051.12
1.061.29
1.141.26
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
PIT
COL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

PIT (5)COL (5)

Goals / Game

PIT
3.10
COL
3.20

Goals Against / Game

PIT
3.20
COL
3.10

Shots / Game

PIT
9.4
COL
8.2

Power Play %

PIT
0.0%
COL
16.7%

Penalty Kill %

PIT
83.3%
COL
100.0%

Face-Off %

PIT
59.5%
COL
40.5%

Scratches

COL

1
Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog

2
Artturi Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

3
Ross Colton

Ross Colton

PIT

1
Kevin Hayes

Kevin Hayes

2
Samuel Girard

Samuel Girard

3
Jack St. Ivany

Jack St. Ivany

4
Blake Lizotte

Blake Lizotte

5
Avery Hayes

Avery Hayes

PIM Leaders (Season)

COL

1
Josh Manson

Josh Manson

D

PIM

76

2
Nathan MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

C

PIM

35

3
Gabriel Landeskog

Gabriel Landeskog

L

PIM

35

PIT

1
Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin

C

PIM

51

2
Parker Wotherspoon

Parker Wotherspoon

D

PIM

42

3
Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby

C

PIM

38

Past H2H Results