Avalanche 5, Penguins 2 on October 16, 2026

Recap

On October 16, 2026, the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Ball Arena.

Nathan MacKinnon supplied a goal and 3 assists to lead Colorado back from a 2-0 deficit. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, and T.J. Hughes celebrated his first NHL goal. Gabriel Landeskog also scored during a run of 5 unanswered Colorado goals.

Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring at 8:28 of the first period. Bryan Rust doubled Pittsburgh’s advantage just 29 seconds later. Lehkonen answered at 11:01 to cut the deficit before the first intermission.

Lehkonen tied the game 25 seconds into the second period. Landeskog put Colorado ahead at 4:24, and Hughes extended the lead at 14:57. MacKinnon completed the scoring on a third-period power play.

Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 29 saves for the Avalanche. Martin Necas contributed 3 assists, and Cale Makar added 2. Colorado improved to 5-2-1, while Pittsburgh slipped to 3-4-1. The Penguins have lost 5 of their past 6 games.

Scoring

Colorado Avalanche won 5–2 at Ball Arena.

Who scored

• Evgeni Malkin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ville Koivunen (2), Erik Karlsson (8)
• Bryan Rust Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Samuel Girard (6)
• Artturi Lehkonen Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (8), Martin Necas (4)
• Artturi Lehkonen Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (9), Martin Necas (5)
• Gabriel Landeskog Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (4), Nazem Kadri (6)
• T.J. Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (10), Cale Makar (5)
• Nathan MacKinnon Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (6), Martin Necas (6)

Goalies

• Arturs Silovs stopped 27 of 32 for Pittsburgh Penguins.
• Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of 32 for Colorado Avalanche.

Gabriel Landeskog Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (4), Nazem Kadri (6) That made the score 2–3 in the 2nd, and Colorado Avalanche stayed ahead.