National Hockey League

FINAL Friday, October 16, 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins 2
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Colorado Avalanche 5
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Match Report

Nathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists, Artturi Lehkonen scores twice as Avs beat Penguins 5-2

— Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

14
Blocked Shots
14
14
Hits
12
3
Takeaways
3
32
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
34
40.4
Faceoff Win Percent
59.6
15
Giveaways
18
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

PIT

  • Sidney Crosby · ·
  • Connor Dewar · ·
  • Ben Kindel · ·
  • Ville Koivunen · ·

COL

  • Gavin Brindley · ·
  • T.J. Hughes · ·
  • Nazem Kadri · ·
  • Parker Kelly · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:57 · 3rd Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  4. 19:54 · 3rd Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Declan Carlile
  5. 18:10 · 3rd Giveaway by Martin Necas
  6. 17:51 · 3rd Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  7. 17:51 · 3rd TV Timeout
  8. 17:51 · 3rd Kris Letang Hooking against Parker Kelly

Highlights

01:17 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:49 Bryan Rust scores goal for Penguins Watch on ESPN 00:48 Artturi Lehkonen tallies goal vs. Penguins Watch on ESPN 01:10 Artturi Lehkonen scores goal vs. Penguins Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

COL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Colorado Avalanche

  • Nicolas Roy Out
  • Zachary L'Heureux Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve

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