Pittsburgh Penguins @ Colorado Avalanche — Oct 17, 2026

NHL Ball Arena, Denver·October 17, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT 3-4-1, 1-3-1 Away
2
Final
5
Colorado Avalanche COL 5-2-1, 3-1-1 Home
1 2 3 T
PIT 2 0 0 2
COL 1 3 1 5
Top Performers
Points
B. Rust R PIT
1 PTS
N. MacKinnon C COL
4 PTS
Shots
R. Rakell R PIT
5 SOG
N. MacKinnon C COL
9 SOG
Saves
A. Šilovs G PIT
27 SV
M. Blackwood G COL
30 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star N. MacKinnon 1 G, 3 A
2nd Star A. Lehkonen 2 G, 0 A
3rd Star T. Hughes 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
B. Rust 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 1 - 18:38
E. Malkin 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0/1 17:01
S. Crosby 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 10/20 19:46
V. Koivunen 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 15:46
R. Rakell 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 18:51
T. Novak 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 7/20 15:16
B. Kindel 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 1/4 14:57
B. Lizotte 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 4/10 13:45
C. Dewar 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0/1 12:29
A. Kuzmenko 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 11:03
N. Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1/1 11:01
E. Söderblom 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 3 - 10:55
Avalanche
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
N. MacKinnon 1 3 4 +2 0 9 0 1 6/11 22:59
M. Nečas 0 3 3 +1 0 1 1 0 - 20:58
A. Lehkonen 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 - 18:33
G. Landeskog 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0/1 14:56
T. Hughes 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4/7 12:27
N. Kadri 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 2/5 20:55
B. Nelson 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 14/22 20:27
F. Svechkov 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 8/10 14:34
J. Schwartz 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 14:03
P. Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 12:13
G. Brindley 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0/1 8:39
Defense
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
E. Karlsson 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 - 20:57
S. Girard 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 3 - 19:52
D. Carlile 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 - 20:16
K. Korczak 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 19:32
K. Letang 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 - 19:22
S. Stastney 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 15:24
Avalanche
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. Makar 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 2 - 22:19
D. Toews 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 1 - 22:54
B. Kulak 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 3 - 17:47
J. Manson 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 - 14:41
S. Malinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 14:23
B. Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 13:39
N. Juulsen 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 - 7:33
Goalies
Penguins
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Šilovs 32 27 5 .844 57:26 L
Avalanche
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
M. Blackwood 32 30 2 .938 60:00 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Penguins
Avalanche
32 Shots on Goal 32
0/3 · 0% Power Play 1/4 · 25%
3/4 · 75% Penalty Kill 3/3 · 100%
40.4% Faceoffs Won 59.6%
14 Hits 12
14 Blocked Shots 13
8 Penalty Minutes 6
3 Takeaways 3
15 Giveaways 18
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 0 - 1 2 - 5
2 min K. Letang Hooking
2 - 5 4:54
N. MacKinnon A: C. Makar, M. Nečas PP Goal
2 min T. Novak Interference
J. Manson Tripping 2 min
2nd Period 0 - 3 2 - 4
2 - 4 5:03
T. Hughes A: C. Makar, N. MacKinnon Goal
2 min B. Kindel Slashing
G. Landeskog Interference 2 min
2 - 3 15:36
G. Landeskog A: B. Nelson, N. Kadri Goal
Penalty E. Karlsson Interference on breakaway
2 - 2 19:35
A. Lehkonen A: N. MacKinnon, M. Nečas Goal
1st Period 2 - 1 2 - 1
G. Brindley Interference 2 min
2 min T. Novak High Sticking
2 - 1 8:59
A. Lehkonen A: M. Nečas, N. MacKinnon Goal
Goal B. Rust A: S. Crosby, S. Girard
2 - 0 11:03
Goal E. Malkin A: V. Koivunen, E. Karlsson
1 - 0 11:32
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: COL +3 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Penguins 2 - 5 Avalanche
October 17, 2026
Ball Arena
Denver, US · 21,000 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
1:00 am
Duration
1h 0m