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Colorado Avalanche @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
M. Blackwood	3	2	0	0	3.04	.879
S. Wedgewood	1	0	1	0	2.40	.902

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Silovs	3	1	0	1	2.72	.885
S. Murashov	0	2	1	0	2.99	.911

PPG Paints Arena

7:00 PM, January 12, 2027Coverage: Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Pittsburgh, PA

COL

PIT

Points

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

12PTS

Erik KarlssonD #65

7PTS

Goals

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

1PPG

29S

Nick RobertsonLW #14

0PPG

13S

Assists

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

0PPA

2+/-

Erik KarlssonD #65

2PPA

1+/-

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Nicolas Roy C	Day-To-Day	Oct 16
Zachary L'Heureux LW	Day-To-Day	Oct 16
Logan O'Connor RW	IR-LT	Oct 25
Georgii Merkulov C	IR-NR	Oct 16

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	IR	Oct 17
Justin Brazeau RW	IR	Oct 22
Ryan Graves D	IR	Oct 24

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
COL	4.43	3.00	30.6	25.1	68	5	20.0	3	82.4	0	0
PIT	3.43	3.00	28.4	28.3	44	4	16.7	2	89.5	1	0

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/14/26	vsDAL	L3-2 SO
10/13/26	@DAL	W3-2
10/10/26	vsTOR	L6-3
10/8/26	@CGY	W7-3
10/7/26	@WPG	L3-2

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/13/26	@CHI	L5-3
10/10/26	vsDAL	W2-1 SO
10/9/26	@CBJ	L3-2 SO
10/7/26	@WSH	L5-3
10/5/26	vsWPG	L3-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/16

Penguins
Avalanche

Game 1

10/16

ESPN+

Avalanche
Penguins

Game 2

1/12

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	6	2	0	12
Minnesota	5	2	1	11
Winnipeg	4	1	2	10
Colorado	4	2	1	9
St. Louis	3	3	1	7
Dallas	3	3	1	7
Nashville	2	2	3	7
Chicago	3	5	0	6

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	6	1	1	13
NY Rangers	6	3	0	12
Washington	4	3	0	8
New Jersey	4	3	0	8
NY Islanders	3	3	1	7
Pittsburgh	3	3	1	7
Columbus	2	3	0	4
Philadelphia	0	6	3	3

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Colorado Avalanche @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring Leaders

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Erik KarlssonD #65

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Nick RobertsonLW #14

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Erik KarlssonD #65

Injury Report

Team Stats

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