Tue, Mar 24, 2026
11:00 PM
FinalRegular season
PPG Paints Arena
Retroactive prediction
Correct winner predicted
COL 58%42% PIT
Probable score
4 - 3
Regulation win (home)
34%
OT / shootout probability
15%
Elo home / away
1507 / 1601
1 injured/absent player(s) excluded from predictions.
Likely goal scorers
2/6 correct
Nathan MacKinnon0.38 goal · 32%1
Bryan Rust0.38 goal · 31%0
Martin Necas0.34 goal · 29%2
Brock Nelson0.34 goal · 29%0
Sidney Crosby0.28 goal · 25%0
Nazem Kadri0.27 goal · 24%0Likely goal scorers
2/6 correctNathan MacKinnon0.38 goal · 32%1Bryan Rust0.38 goal · 31%0Martin Necas0.34 goal · 29%2Brock Nelson0.34 goal · 29%0Sidney Crosby0.28 goal · 25%0Nazem Kadri0.27 goal · 24%0Likely assists
3/6 correctNathan MacKinnon0.49 assist · 39%0Martin Necas0.36 assist · 30%0
Erik Karlsson0.34 assist · 29%0Sidney Crosby0.33 assist · 28%1
Cale Makar0.32 assist · 28%1Bryan Rust0.31 assist · 27%1Likely point getters
5/6 correctNathan MacKinnon0.87 point · 58%1Martin Necas0.70 point · 51%2Bryan Rust0.69 point · 50%1Sidney Crosby0.61 point · 46%1Erik Karlsson0.61 point · 45%0Cale Makar0.54 point · 42%1Tonight's matchup
| COL | Stat | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | G | 29 |
| 74 | A | 45 |
| 127 | PTS | 74 |
| 15.1% | S% | 18.1% |
| 22.3 | TOI | 19.2 |
COL 3 – 2 PIT · goal diff (home) 0.20
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 04:57COL 1–0 PIT
- 08:09
S. Girard (11), K. Letang (25)
COL 1–1 PIT - 15:24COL 2–1 PIT
- 16:44
C. Makar (51), B. Nelson (26)
COL 3–1 PIT - 17:19COLP. Kelly(16)
L. O'Connor (1), N. Kadri (32)
COL 4–1 PIT
2nd period
- 17:29COLM. Necas(34)
D. Toews (17), S. Malinski (27)
COL 5–1 PIT
3rd period
- 11:47
S. Crosby (36), B. Rust (32)
COL 5–2 PIT - 16:20
V. Nichushkin (26), J. Drury (14)
COL 6–2 PIT
Team comparison
| COL | Stat | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Shots | 32 |
| 1 | Power play | — |
| 14 | Hits | 16 |
| 20 | Blocked shots | 10 |
| 10 | PIM | 8 |
