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Colorado Avalanche 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Colorado Avalanche 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2. Shots on goal: COL 30, PIT 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 COL 4-1 PIT; P2 COL 1-0 PIT; P3 COL 1-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 04:57 Nathan MacKinnon to make it COL 1-0 PIT; P1 08:09 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Samuel Girard, Kris Letang) to make it COL 1-1 PIT; P1 15:24 Sam Malinski to make it COL 2-1 PIT; P1 16:44 Martin Necas (assists: Cale Makar, Brock Nelson) to make it COL 3-1 PIT; P1 17:19 Parker Kelly (assists: Logan O'Connor, Nazem Kadri) to make it COL 4-1 PIT; P2 17:29 Martin Necas (assists: Devon Toews, Sam Malinski) to make it COL 5-1 PIT; P3 11:47 Rickard Rakell (assists: Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust) to make it COL 5-2 PIT; P3 16:20 Ross Colton (assists: Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury) to make it COL 6-2 PIT. Top skaters: Martin Necas (COL) 2 G, 0 A; Sam Malinski (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Rickard Rakell (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 30 saves on 32, decision W; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 24 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Martin Necas
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:20 TOI
Goals · COL
Sam Malinski
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:29 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

COL 4 largest lead P2 17:29 (COL 5, PIT 1) · 4-0 run, P1 15:24–P2 17:29
PIT 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:57 Nathan MacKinnon COL · wrist shot · COL 1, PIT 0
  • P1 8:09 Egor Chinakhov (Samuel Girard, Kris Letang) PIT · slap shot · COL 1, PIT 1
  • P1 15:24 Sam Malinski COL · wrist shot · COL 2, PIT 1
  • P1 16:44 Martin Necas (Cale Makar, Brock Nelson) COL · Power play · slap shot · COL 3, PIT 1
  • P1 17:19 Parker Kelly (Logan O'Connor, Nazem Kadri) COL · snap shot · COL 4, PIT 1
  • P2 17:29 Martin Necas (Devon Toews, Sam Malinski) COL · wrist shot · COL 5, PIT 1
  • P3 11:47 Rickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust) PIT · wrist shot · COL 5, PIT 2
  • P3 16:20 Ross Colton (Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury) COL · Empty net · wrist shot · COL 6, PIT 2

Linescore

123 T
COL 411 6
PIT 101 2

Shots on goal: COL 30, PIT 32

Biggest Period

The Colorado Avalanche scored 4 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

COLPIT
30Shots on goal32
61Shot attempts59
35Faceoff wins33
14Hits16
20Blocked shots10
1Power-play goals0
2Takeaways6
23Giveaways15
10Penalty minutes8
93.8%Save %82.8%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
COL165930
PIT1171432

🎯 Shot Map

Colorado Avalanche6 G · 40 attempts
Gabriel Landeskog: saved (snap)Nazem Kadri: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Zakhar Bardakov: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (slap)Ross Colton: missed the netBrett Kulak: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: goal (wrist)Brett Kulak: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netMartin Necas: goal (slap)Parker Kelly: goal (snap)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (snap)Ross Colton: missed the netBrent Burns: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrett Kulak: missed the netValeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Devon Toews: saved (slap)Martin Necas: goal (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (slap)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netNazem Kadri: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (snap)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Gabriel Landeskog: saved (slap)Ross Colton: goal (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (slap)
  • 6Goals15% of attempts
  • 24Saved60% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net25% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins2 G · 47 attempts
Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Elmer Soderblom: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (tip-in)Samuel Girard: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: goal (slap)Connor Clifton: saved (wrist)Parker Wotherspoon: saved (wrist)Elmer Soderblom: saved (backhand)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netSidney Crosby: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (bat)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: missed the netAnthony Mantha: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (slap)Kris Letang: missed the netConnor Clifton: missed the netKris Letang: missed the netKris Letang: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (slap)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Sidney Crosby: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (deflected)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Connor Clifton: saved (tip-in)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: goal (wrist)Erik Karlsson: saved (snap)Justin Brazeau: saved (slap)Ryan Shea: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (slap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved64% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net32% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Martin Necas C 202+121016:20
Sam Malinski D 112+331017:29
Nathan MacKinnon C 101+120019:03
Parker Kelly C 101+120113:21
Ross Colton C 101011111:50
Cale Makar D 011-120522:04
Devon Toews D 011+310219:29
Nazem Kadri C 011+220116:12
Brock Nelson C 011+111015:50
Logan O'Connor R 011+101015:05
Valeri Nichushkin R 011+131114:58
Jack Drury C 011+114014:06
Brett Kulak D 000-110321:53
Josh Manson D 000+132118:29
Brent Burns D 000+120117:28
Gabriel Landeskog L 000031416:27
Joel Kiviranta L 000001011:15
Zakhar Bardakov C 000010010:41
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 303293.8260:00
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Rickard Rakell R 101-341022:40
Egor Chinakhov R 101-141015:30
Bryan Rust R 011-332021:40
Sidney Crosby C 011-361021:11
Samuel Girard D 011+100118:11
Kris Letang D 011+110117:16
Erik Karlsson D 000-210123:53
Parker Wotherspoon D 000-112020:53
Anthony Mantha R 000-110018:08
Connor Clifton D 000-225116:36
Ryan Shea D 000-210016:23
Tommy Novak C 000020013:56
Connor Dewar C 000000112:58
Noel Acciari C 000000312:51
Ben Kindel C 000040012:20
Justin Brazeau R 000010210:48
Elmer Soderblom L 000013010:47
Ville Koivunen R 000001010:04
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs L 242982.8559:50

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series COL 1 – 1 PIT
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