Avalanche vs. Penguins Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Avalanche vs. Penguins NHL game on March 24, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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    100%
  • Penguins
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P3 19:39 Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
P3 19:18 Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 17:22 Shot missed by Ryan Shea
P3 15:03 Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 13:04 Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 12:46 Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brent Burns
P3 12:27 Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 12:04 Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 11:32 Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
P3 10:31 Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 09:26 Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 07:56 Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Connor Dewar
P3 06:31 Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 05:03 Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 04:39 Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 04:02 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 03:58 Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 03:40 Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 03:25 Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 02:22 Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Scott Wedgewood
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:39
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  3. P3 19:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  4. P3 19:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Arturs Silovs
  5. P3 19:00
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in defensive zone
  6. P3 17:35
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  7. P3 17:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  8. P3 17:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Shea
  9. P3 16:43
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  10. P3 16:20
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Connor Dewar in neutral zone
  11. P3 15:36
    Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Josh Manson in offensive zone
  12. P3 15:28
    Stoppage - Offside
  13. P3 15:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Arturs Silovs
  14. P3 13:07
    Connor Clifton credited with hit on Zakhar Bardakov in defensive zone
  15. P3 13:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Arturs Silovs
  16. P3 12:46
    SHOT
    Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brent Burns
  17. P3 12:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  18. P3 12:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
  19. P3 12:00
    Stoppage - Icing
  20. P3 11:47
    Martin Necas won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  21. P3 11:32
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
  22. P3 11:07
    Avalanche won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  23. P3 10:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  24. P3 09:56
    Jack Drury credited with hit on Thomas Novak in neutral zone
  25. P3 09:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  26. P3 09:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  27. P3 08:47
    Power play - Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  28. P3 08:15
    Power play - Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Noel Acciari in defensive zone
  29. P3 07:56
    SHOT
    Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  30. P3 07:03
    Shorthanded - Connor Clifton credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  31. P3 06:49
    Shorthanded - Connor Dewar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  32. P3 06:31
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Arturs Silovs
  33. P3 06:17
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  34. P3 06:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  35. P3 05:53
    Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  36. P3 05:53
    Stoppage
  37. P3 05:28
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  38. P3 05:28
    Penalty to Kris Letang 2 minutes for Tripping
  39. P3 05:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Scott Wedgewood
  40. P3 04:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  41. P3 04:02
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Arturs Silovs
  42. P3 04:01
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Parker Kelly in neutral zone
  43. P3 03:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
  44. P3 03:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
  45. P3 03:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Scott Wedgewood
  46. P3 02:58
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  47. P3 02:54
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  48. P3 02:22
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Scott Wedgewood
  49. P3 01:57
    Penalty to Brent Burns 2 minutes for High Sticking
  50. P3 01:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Scott Wedgewood
  51. P3 00:38
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  52. P3 00:31
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  53. P3 00:00
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Arturs Silovs
  56. P2 18:52
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
  57. P2 18:10
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Arturs Silovs
  58. P2 17:28
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Martin Necas
    5-1
  59. P2 17:24
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  60. P2 16:43
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Scott Wedgewood
  61. P2 16:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Scott Wedgewood
  62. P2 15:27
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  63. P2 15:25
    SHOT
    Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Cale Makar
  64. P2 15:02
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Gabriel Landeskog
  65. P2 13:39
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Thomas Novak in neutral zone
  66. P2 12:31
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Connor Dewar in defensive zone
  67. P2 12:15
    Shorthanded - Sam Malinski credited with hit on Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  68. P2 11:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Scott Wedgewood
  69. P2 11:06
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Cale Makar in offensive zone
  70. P2 10:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
  71. P2 10:09
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  72. P2 08:56
    Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Anthony Mantha in defensive zone
  73. P2 08:56
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  74. P2 08:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Scott Wedgewood
  75. P2 08:25
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Parker Kelly in offensive zone
  76. P2 08:08
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in offensive zone
  77. P2 08:06
    SHOT
    Kris Letang shot blocked by Ross Colton
  78. P2 07:38
    Avalanche won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  79. P2 07:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Shea saved by Scott Wedgewood
  80. P2 07:05
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  81. P2 07:05
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  82. P2 06:38
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  83. P2 05:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
  84. P2 05:51
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  85. P2 05:51
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  86. P2 05:00
    SHOT
    Samuel Girard shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  87. P2 03:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Avalanche
  88. P2 02:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Scott Wedgewood
  89. P2 02:16
    Gabriel Landeskog won faceoff against Ben Kindel in offensive zone
  90. P2 01:48
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  91. P2 01:44
    SHOT
    Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  92. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  93. P1 19:58
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  94. P1 19:53
    Brock Nelson credited with hit on Erik Karlsson in offensive zone
  95. P1 19:50
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  96. P1 18:57
    SHOT
    Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Jack Drury
  97. P1 18:55
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
  98. P1 18:55
    Stoppage - Icing
  99. P1 18:11
    SHOT
    Connor Dewar shot blocked by Cale Makar
  100. P1 18:08
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P1 17:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brent Burns
  102. P1 17:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ross Colton
  103. P1 17:19
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Thomas Novak in neutral zone
  104. P1 17:00
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  105. P1 16:44
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nazem Kadri in neutral zone
  106. P1 16:39
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ben Kindel in offensive zone
  107. P1 16:39
    Penalty to Noel Acciari 2 minutes for Misconduct
  108. P1 16:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Martin Necas
  109. P1 15:50
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
  110. P1 15:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Malinski
  111. P1 15:02
    Brent Burns won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  112. P1 14:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
  113. P1 13:54
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  114. P1 13:40
    Connor Dewar won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  115. P1 13:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  116. P1 13:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Arturs Silovs
  117. P1 13:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  118. P1 12:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Zakhar Bardakov
  119. P1 12:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Manson saved by Arturs Silovs
  120. P1 12:11
    Avalanche won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  121. P1 11:09
    SHOT
    Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  122. P1 11:00
    SHOT
    Kris Letang shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  123. P1 10:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Elmer Soderblom saved by Scott Wedgewood
  124. P1 09:59
    Connor Dewar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  125. P1 09:59
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  126. P1 09:47
    SHOT
    Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
  127. P1 09:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Parker Wotherspoon saved by Scott Wedgewood
  128. P1 09:13
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  129. P1 08:44
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  130. P1 08:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Arturs Silovs
  131. P1 08:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Clifton saved by Scott Wedgewood
  132. P1 08:09
    Avalanche won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  133. P1 07:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Samuel Girard
  134. P1 07:37
    Stoppage
  135. P1 06:58
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  136. P1 06:45
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  137. P1 04:57
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Connor Dewar in neutral zone
  138. P1 04:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Scott Wedgewood
  139. P1 04:30
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  140. P1 04:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Arturs Silovs
  141. P1 04:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Arturs Silovs
  142. P1 03:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Scott Wedgewood
  143. P1 03:11
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  144. P1 03:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gabriel Landeskog saved by Arturs Silovs
  145. P1 02:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Elmer Soderblom
  146. P1 02:46
    Connor Dewar won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  147. P1 00:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
  148. P1 00:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Scott Wedgewood
  149. P1 00:35
    Stoppage - Icing
  150. P1 00:00
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
Stats
Avalanche
STATS
Penguins
30Shots on Goal32
52% Faceoff Win % 49%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins8
14Hits16
20 Shots Blocked 10
23Giveaways15
AvalancheCOL
PenguinsPIT
30Shots on Goal32
52% Faceoff Win % 49%
3/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins8
14Hits16
20 Shots Blocked 10
23Giveaways15

Avalanche vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Avalanche vs. Penguins
  • Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: PPG Paints Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Avalanche 61¢, Penguins +155

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Avalanche: 58%
  • Penguins: 42%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Avalanche a win probability of 58%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 42%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Penguins in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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