Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche

NHL

34-18-15, 83 PTS

7-2

Final

44-13-9, 97 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: ESPN

Team	1	2	3	T
PIT	4	2	1	7
COL	2	0	0	2

Who won: Penguins 7-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Penguins lead the series 1-0. The Penguins outscored the Avalanche 4-2 in the 1st period. Evgeni Malkin led the Penguins in goals (2). Brent Burns led the Avalanche in goals (1).

Leaders

PITCOL

Goals

Evgeni Malkin

2

Brent Burns

1

Assists

Erik Karlsson

2

Josh Manson

1

Points

Evgeni Malkin

3

Brent Burns

1

Scoring

1st

3:01

Goal

Evgeni Malkin Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (28), Noel Acciari (10)

1-0

4:08

Goal

Nathan MacKinnon Goal (45) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (50), Cale Makar (49)

1-1

4:23

Goal

Anthony Mantha Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Erik Karlsson (41)

2-1

13:00

Goal

Evgeni Malkin Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Egor Chinakhov (14), Parker Wotherspoon (20)

3-1

13:43

Goal

Elmer Soderblom Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (12), Erik Karlsson (42)

4-1

14:21

Goal

Brent Burns Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Gavin Brindley (7), Josh Manson (23)

4-2

2nd

10:36

Goal

Erik Karlsson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (24)

5-2

16:20

Goal

Bryan Rust Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (35), Rickard Rakell (19)

6-2

3rd

9:06

Goal

Noel Acciari Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13)

7-2

Scores shown as PIT-COL.

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