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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary

Final · March 16, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins7
Colorado Avalanche2

Shots on goal : PIT 20 — COL 27 · Ball Arena

Three stars

PIT

Game stats

COL
20Shots on goal27
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
1/3Power play0/4
15Penalty minutes13
19Hits11
19Blocked shots12
18Giveaways16
5Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
PIT78520
COL174627

Season series PIT 1 – 1 COL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← PIT 7 / 20 / 282 / 27 / 46 COL →
Missed shot — Kris Letang (PIT), P1 03:19 · slapMissed shot — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 05:41 · wristMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P1 06:56 · tip-inMissed shot — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 11:20 · wristMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P1 11:27 · snapMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P1 14:04 · tip-inMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P2 04:15 · wristMissed shot — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 07:29 · slapMissed shot — Nazem Kadri (COL), P2 11:06 · tip-inMissed shot — Martin Necas (COL), P2 11:47 · backhandMissed shot — Gavin Brindley (COL), P2 12:55 · wristMissed shot — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P2 13:42 · snapMissed shot — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P3 00:11 · wristMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P3 01:02 · tip-inMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P3 01:04 · wristMissed shot — Brock Nelson (COL), P3 01:05 · wristMissed shot — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P3 01:48 · tip-inMissed shot — Valeri Nichushkin (COL), P3 02:56 · snapMissed shot — Gavin Brindley (COL), P3 03:57 · tip-inMissed shot — Connor Clifton (PIT), P3 04:48 · slapMissed shot — Devon Toews (COL), P3 07:50 · wristMissed shot — Martin Necas (COL), P3 07:59 · tip-inMissed shot — Josh Manson (COL), P3 11:50 · snapMissed shot — Zakhar Bardakov (COL), P3 12:18 · snapMissed shot — Cale Makar (COL), P3 12:53 · wristMissed shot — Parker Wotherspoon (PIT), P3 14:04 · slapMissed shot — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P3 19:21 · wristShot on goal — Jack Drury (COL), P1 03:32 · wristShot on goal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 03:56 · wristShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 06:01 · wristShot on goal — Brock Nelson (COL), P1 06:12 · slapShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 06:29 · wristShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P1 06:49 · slapShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P1 07:12 · wristShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 08:04 · wristShot on goal — Egor Chinakhov (PIT), P1 10:34 · snapShot on goal — Sam Malinski (COL), P1 11:42 · wristShot on goal — Brock Nelson (COL), P1 12:02 · wristShot on goal — Brock Nelson (COL), P1 12:15 · wristShot on goal — Devon Toews (COL), P1 13:14 · wristShot on goal — Connor Dewar (PIT), P1 13:42 · tip-inShot on goal — Nicolas Roy (COL), P1 16:48 · snapShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P1 18:58 · wristShot on goal — Nicolas Roy (COL), P1 18:59 · backhandShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P1 19:08 · wristShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 00:27 · wristShot on goal — Martin Necas (COL), P2 03:26 · wristShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P2 03:57 · wristShot on goal — Ilya Solovyov (PIT), P2 09:14 · wristShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P2 09:29 · wristShot on goal — Brent Burns (COL), P2 09:31 · snapShot on goal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 14:06 · snapShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 14:09 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 14:46 · wristShot on goal — Justin Brazeau (PIT), P2 18:40 · wristShot on goal — Nazem Kadri (COL), P3 00:55 · wristShot on goal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P3 07:25 · wristShot on goal — Rickard Rakell (PIT), P3 07:32 · tip-inShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P3 10:12 · wristShot on goal — Cale Makar (COL), P3 12:58 · slapShot on goal — Nazem Kadri (COL), P3 13:16 · tip-inShot on goal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P3 13:42 · wristShot on goal — Kris Letang (PIT), P3 14:29 · slapShot on goal — Josh Manson (COL), P3 14:43 · wristShot on goal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 15:44 · snapGoal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 03:01 · backhandGoal — Nathan MacKinnon (COL), P1 04:08 · wristGoal — Anthony Mantha (PIT), P1 04:23 · backhandGoal — Evgeni Malkin (PIT), P1 13:00 · wristGoal — Elmer Soderblom (PIT), P1 13:43 · snapGoal — Brent Burns (COL), P1 14:21 · snapGoal — Erik Karlsson (PIT), P2 10:36 · wristGoal — Bryan Rust (PIT), P2 16:20 · wristGoal — Noel Acciari (PIT), P3 09:06 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 00:48PITEvgeni Malkin — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Devon Toews
  • 05:33PITVille Koivunen — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Brett Kulak
  • 08:39COLJack Drury — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin

2nd period

  • 03:30PITAnthony Mantha — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Josh Manson
  • 11:11PITArturs Silovs — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Roy
  • 13:30COLNicolas Roy — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Shea
  • 15:40COLBench — Too many men on the ice (2 min) · served by Gavin Brindley

3rd period

  • 10:59PITEvgeni Malkin — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Parker Kelly
  • 10:59COLParker Kelly — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
  • 10:59PITConnor Clifton — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Jack Drury
  • 10:59COLJack Drury — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Connor Clifton

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. BrazeauR0001311:52
B. RustR1113017:05
T. NovakC0000015:29
C. DewarC0231016:12
E. SoderblomL1131110:00
A. ManthaR1001014:57
V. KoivunenR0000010:09
N. AcciariC1132016:36
E. ChinakhovR0101017:09
R. RakellR0111116:23
E. MalkinC2113016:18
B. KindelC0000213:57
R. SheaD0110123:39
I. SolovyovD0011213:21
P. WotherspoonD0120320:48
K. LetangD0001120:14
E. KarlssonD1224021:44
C. CliftonD0020516:07
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Silovs(W)25/2792.6 %60:00
S. Skinner0/0—00:00

Colorado Avalanche

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. RoyC00-22115:28
B. NelsonC00-13120:16
V. NichushkinR00-20022:40
P. KellyC0000313:45
J. DruryC00-11013:31
N. MacKinnonC10-14022:39
G. BrindleyC01-10110:20
M. NecasC01-12224:08
N. KadriC0002020:18
Z. BardakovC00-20108:10
J. KivirantaL00-10110:03
D. ToewsD00-21017:35
C. MakarD01-14021:31
B. KulakD00-10016:45
N. BlankenburgD00-20011:10
J. MansonD01-11116:43
S. MalinskiD00-12015:00
B. BurnsD1005015:18
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
M. Blackwood11/1573.3 %47:00
S. Wedgewood(L)2/540.0 %13:00

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