Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins — March 24, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on March 24, 2026. Despite the result, the Pittsburgh Penguins held the edge in expected goals (2.47 to 2.06) at 5-on-5, indicating the Colorado Avalanche received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Colorado Avalanche at 5-on-5. Martin Necas scored 2 goals. Sidney Crosby was the most dangerous skater with 0.34 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the Colorado Avalanche 31-30 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Mar 24, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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COL6 - 2PIT

Mar 24, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	26	25	51.0	17	21	44.7	11	16	40.7	17	16	51.5	2	4	33.3	1.20	1.45	45.2	1	4	20.0
	P2	22	10	68.8	13	7	65.0	7	5	58.3	15	7	68.2	5	1	83.3	1.06	0.48	68.9	0	1	0.0
	P3	20	17	54.1	17	12	58.6	14	9	60.9	14	4	77.8	3	0	100.0	1.60	0.56	74.1	1	1	50.0
	Total	68	52	56.7	47	40	54.0	32	30	51.6	46	27	63.0	10	5	66.7	3.85	2.49	60.8	2	6	25.0
COL	P1	25	26	49.0	21	17	55.3	16	11	59.3	16	17	48.5	4	2	66.7	1.45	1.20	54.8	4	1	80.0
	P2	10	22	31.3	7	13	35.0	5	7	41.7	7	15	31.8	1	5	16.7	0.48	1.06	31.1	1	0	100.0
	P3	17	20	45.9	12	17	41.4	9	14	39.1	4	14	22.2	0	3	0.0	0.56	1.60	25.9	1	1	50.0
	Total	52	68	43.3	40	47	46.0	30	32	48.4	27	46	37.0	5	10	33.3	2.49	3.85	39.2	6	2	75.0

Win Probability

PIT Favored

COL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

PIT

COL

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

COL Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

COL ShootPIT Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (COL) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = COL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / COL →	MacKinnon	Necas	Nelson	Drury	Kadri	Kelly	Colton	Bardakov	Landeskog	Kiviranta	Nichushkin	O'Connor	Kulak	Makar	Toews	Burns	Manson	Malinski
Crosby	50	53	25	75	33	60	25	67	65	75	33	73	73	67	63	75	67	20
Dewar	56	50	20	0	0	50	20	0	63	0	33	0	67	50	0	0	0	17
Kindel	33	0	17	71	63	63	20	60	67	67	33	70	75	50	40	44	50	58
Acciari	57	57	25	33	100	100	0	50	57	33	20	100	63	50	20	33	33	33
Novak	67	60	25	0	55	63	30	25	80	0	31	67	70	63	17	33	38	40
Soderblom	57	57	25	50	100	100	0	60	57	50	20	100	63	50	33	50	33	33
Rakell	50	53	25	69	43	64	25	40	65	57	33	79	75	67	61	67	57	33
Rust	50	50	25	73	43	64	25	60	63	75	33	75	73	67	63	75	67	11
Mantha	75	67	31	40	55	70	36	25	86	40	40	81	82	80	69	38	38	40
Chinakhov	67	60	25	56	50	67	36	0	80	0	31	70	76	67	0	44	33	40
Brazeau	0	0	25	71	67	67	25	60	0	60	40	75	71	50	67	38	43	67
Koivunen	67	0	25	75	67	67	25	75	67	80	50	67	67	67	67	43	57	63
Karlsson	67	65	10	82	33	71	11	80	71	88	18	88	78	76	75	47	22	17
Wotherspoon	65	65	0	80	33	0	0	80	70	83	0	0	71	68	44	36	30	0
Letang	40	40	36	50	69	67	36	33	60	0	36	73	80	50	29	47	50	54
Girard	50	40	36	0	69	67	42	33	67	0	42	69	78	56	29	47	50	45
Shea	33	25	25	44	38	57	33	44	50	44	50	50	55	38	18	60	67	38
Clifton	33	25	25	38	38	57	33	38	50	38	50	50	55	38	10	60	67	33