Colorado Avalanche 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche 6 to Pittsburgh Penguins 2, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLTuesday, March 24, 2026
DateMar 24, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVESPN+
Attendance18,307
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalanchePittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
47-13-10Record35-20-16
2nd in Central DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
4-5Road record / home record4-4
WWLLWLast 5LWLLL
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Colorado AvalanchePittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReservePittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Colton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 11:12 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14:06 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 11:16 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 2:48 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Parker Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 11:41 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kiviranta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 10:15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:30 | 0:03 | 15:54 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:03 | 3:24 | 0:04 | 15:35 | 22 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:20 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:50 | 2:56 | 2:16 | 10:38 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 0:32 | 1:59 | 12:27 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan O'Connor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 0:00 | 2:55 | 12:10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 15:33 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Kulak | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:53 | 0:00 | 3:25 | 18:28 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:04 | 2:50 | 1:34 | 17:40 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 | 0:02 | 1:37 | 15:50 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 16:33 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:29 | 0:36 | 3:31 | 15:22 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 10:50 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Brazeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 9:00 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 2:36 | 0:02 | 12:52 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:11 | 5:00 | 0:02 | 16:09 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 57.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:05 | 2:15 | 10:38 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:20 | 1:57 | 0:05 | 10:18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:08 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 13:57 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 22:40 | 6:03 | 0:32 | 16:05 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 21:40 | 5:09 | 0:32 | 15:59 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 10:41 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 16:36 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 13:55 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 0:05 | 0:48 | 17:18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 23:53 | 5:04 | 0:02 | 18:47 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 1:49 | 0:39 | 14:48 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 13:48 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:53 | 0:12 | 0:51 | 19:50 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .828 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 59:50 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Colorado Avalanche won, 6-2, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Colorado Avalanche 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Martin Necas (2 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Egor Chinakhov (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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