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Malkin gets 2 goals in his return from suspension as the Penguins beat the NHL-leading Avalanche 7-2

— Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking...
Mar 17, 2026, 12:58 pm - AP
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1st PeriodPITCOL
3:01Evgeni Malkin (14)
Assists: Bryan Rust (28), Noel Acciari (10)
10
4:08Nathan MacKinnon (45)
Assists: Martin Necas (50), Cale Makar (49)
11
4:23Anthony Mantha (26)
Assists: Erik Karlsson (41)
21
13:00Evgeni Malkin (15)
Assists: Egor Chinakhov (14), Parker Wotherspoon (20)
31
13:43Elmer Soderblom (3)
Assists: Connor Dewar (12), Erik Karlsson (42)
41
14:21Brent Burns (10)
Assists: Gavin Brindley (7), Josh Manson (23)
42
2nd PeriodPITCOL
10:36Erik Karlsson (7)
Assists: Ryan Shea (24)
52
16:20Bryan Rust (25) (Power Play)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin (35), Rickard Rakell (19)
62
3rd PeriodPITCOL
9:06Noel Acciari (9)
Assists: Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (45) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (50), Cale Makar (49)
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Josh Manson hit Connor Clifton
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Jack Drury Interference against Evgeni Malkin
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Takeaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Malinski Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Connor Clifton shot blocked by Nazem Kadri
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Bryan Rust
  • Brent Burns Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Gavin Brindley (7), Josh Manson (23)
  • Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton
  • Nicolas Roy Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nicolas Roy Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Parker Kelly hit Connor Clifton
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Ryan Shea shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Martin Necas Backhand Hit Right Post
  • Giveaway by Gavin Brindley
  • Gavin Brindley Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Nicolas Roy Hooking against Ryan Shea
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Too many men/ice served by Gavin Brindley
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Martin Necas hit Parker Wotherspoon
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Nicolas Roy hit Rickard Rakell
  • Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Devon Toews
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Nazem Kadri Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Brock Nelson Tip-In Wide Left
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Parker Kelly hit Ville Koivunen
  • Martin Necas hit Thomas Novak
  • Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Gavin Brindley Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ville Koivunen shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  • Devon Toews Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas Tip-In Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Gavin Brindley
  • Zakhar Bardakov hit Ilya Solovyov
  • Ben Kindel shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Parker Kelly Roughing against Evgeni Malkin
  • Jack Drury Fighting against Connor Clifton
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Takeaway by Devon Toews
  • Zakhar Bardakov Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  • Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nazem Kadri Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Josh Manson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  • Brock Nelson hit Bryan Rust
  • Giveaway by Zakhar Bardakov
  • Gavin Brindley hit Connor Clifton
  • Bryan Rust shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Icing
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Devon Toews
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Evgeni Malkin Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (28), Noel Acciari (10)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Mantha Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Erik Karlsson (41)
  • Off-side
  • Connor Clifton hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Justin Brazeau hit Jack Drury
  • Ville Koivunen Cross-checking against Brett Kulak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Tommy Novak
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Scott Wedgewood
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Elmer Soderblom
  • Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Rickard Rakell hit Jack Drury
  • Evgeni Malkin Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Egor Chinakhov (14), Parker Wotherspoon (20)
  • Connor Clifton hit Martin Necas
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor Dewar Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Elmer Soderblom Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (12), Erik Karlsson (42)
  • Justin Brazeau hit Josh Manson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rickard Rakell Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Off-side
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Takeaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Parker Kelly shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Nick Blankenburg
  • Connor Clifton hit Parker Kelly
  • Ben Kindel hit Brock Nelson
  • Elmer Soderblom hit Sam Malinski
  • Icing
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  • Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Parker Kelly
  • Ben Kindel hit Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Anthony Mantha Holding against Josh Manson
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brett Kulak shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  • Giveaway by Ilya Solovyov
  • Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  • Icing
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Gavin Brindley shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Justin Brazeau hit Sam Malinski
  • Ilya Solovyov Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Erik Karlsson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (24)
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Nazem Kadri
  • Arturs Silovs Tripping against Nicolas Roy served by Egor Chinakhov
  • TV Timeout
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Devon Toews
  • Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • TV Timeout
  • Giveaway by Anthony Mantha
  • Bryan Rust Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (35), Rickard Rakell (19)
  • Off-side
  • Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Icing
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ben Kindel faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Ryan Shea hit Nazem Kadri
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Justin Brazeau Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Connor Clifton hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  • Parker Wotherspoon hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Connor Clifton Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Martin Necas shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kris Letang hit Parker Kelly
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Rickard Rakell Tip-In saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Connor Clifton hit Gavin Brindley
  • Noel Acciari Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13)
  • Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  • Evgeni Malkin Roughing against Parker Kelly
  • Connor Clifton Fighting against Jack Drury
  • TV Timeout
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Nazem Kadri shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  • Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Parker Wotherspoon Slap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Egor Chinakhov
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Egor Chinakhov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Noel Acciari Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Icing
  • Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Ilya Solovyov hit Gavin Brindley
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  • Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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