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MacKinnon scores NHL-leading 46th goal as Avalanche cruise past wobbling Penguins 6-2

— Martin Necas scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon poured in his NHL-leading 46th goal and the Colorado Avalanche breezed past the
Mar 25, 2026, 03:09 am - AP
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Penguins1012
1st PeriodCOLPIT
4:57Nathan MacKinnon (46)
Unassisted
10
8:09Egor Chinakhov (17)
Assists: Samuel Girard (11), Kris Letang (25)
11
15:24Sam Malinski (4)
Unassisted
21
16:44Martin Necas (33) (Power Play)
Assists: Cale Makar (51), Brock Nelson (26)
31
17:19Parker Kelly (16)
Assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Nazem Kadri (32)
41
2nd PeriodCOLPIT
17:29Martin Necas (34)
Assists: Devon Toews (17), Sam Malinski (27)
51
3rd PeriodCOLPIT
11:47Rickard Rakell (15)
Assists: Sidney Crosby (36), Bryan Rust (32)
52
16:20Ross Colton (9) (Empty Net)
Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (26), Jack Drury (14)
62

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Elmer Soderblom Tip-In Wide Right
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Takeaway by Tommy Novak
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Noel Acciari
  • Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
  • Ville Koivunen hit Sam Malinski
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Bryan Rust Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Egor Chinakhov Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (11), Kris Letang (25)
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Elmer Soderblom Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  • Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Connor Clifton hit Zakhar Bardakov
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Noel Acciari Tripping against Josh Manson
  • Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Right
  • Rickard Rakell hit Logan O'Connor
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Sidney Crosby Batted saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  • Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Anthony Mantha Tip-In Wide Left
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Ben Kindel Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Josh Manson
  • Connor Clifton Slap Shot Short
  • Takeaway by Ben Kindel
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Zakhar Bardakov shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Connor Clifton hit Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Devon Toews
  • Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Anthony Mantha Roughing against Logan O'Connor
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby Deflected saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Kris Letang Tripping against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Noel Acciari
  • Bryan Rust Hooking against Brock Nelson
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Connor Clifton hit Brock Nelson
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  • Connor Clifton Tip-In saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Egor Chinakhov hit Parker Kelly
  • Connor Clifton hit Nazem Kadri
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Bryan Rust hit Cale Makar
  • Rickard Rakell Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (36), Bryan Rust (32)
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Justin Brazeau Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Connor Clifton hit Zakhar Bardakov
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Martin Necas
  • Sidney Crosby hit Josh Manson
  • Bryan Rust hit Jack Drury
  • Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ben Kindel Slap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nazem Kadri
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Icing
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Joel Kiviranta shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ross Colton faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Valeri Nichushkin Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Takeaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (46) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Ross Colton hit Ryan Shea
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Zakhar Bardakov Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Puck in Netting
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Ryan Shea
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Off-side
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Josh Manson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Ryan Shea
  • Icing
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Brett Kulak Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Sam Malinski Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Icing
  • Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Jack Drury hit Connor Dewar
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Martin Necas Goal (33) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (51), Brock Nelson (26)
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Parker Kelly Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Nazem Kadri (32)
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Ross Colton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor Dewar shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Connor Dewar shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Giveaway by Joel Kiviranta
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson hit Erik Karlsson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Brett Kulak Backhand Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Valeri Nichushkin Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury hit Connor Clifton
  • Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
  • On-Ice Official
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Ross Colton
  • Puck in Netting
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
  • Nazem Kadri High-sticking - double minor against Thomas Novak
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Sam Malinski hit Ben Kindel
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Egor Chinakhov
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Martin Necas Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (17), Sam Malinski (27)
  • Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Jack Drury hit Connor Clifton
  • Icing
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Gabriel Landeskog Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson hit Thomas Novak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brent Burns High-sticking against Anthony Mantha
  • Josh Manson Tripping against Bryan Rust
  • Timeout - Home
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Logan O'Connor Roughing against Anthony Mantha
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Brent Burns
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Backhand Wide Right
  • Nazem Kadri Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Icing
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Jack Drury hit Thomas Novak
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nazem Kadri faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Off-side
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Icing
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brent Burns
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Logan O'Connor hit Kris Letang
  • Gabriel Landeskog Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Martin Necas hit Erik Karlsson
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Ross Colton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (26), Jack Drury (14)
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Giveaway by Ross Colton
  • Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Takeaway by Ross Colton
  • Giveaway by Jack Drury
  • Icing
  • Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Goalie Stopped
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