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Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Head to Head

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COL
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Pittsburgh Penguins logo
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common line 6.5 345678910 total goals, one dot per meeting
10 meetings since 2022. 4 finished at 5 goals or fewer, 6 at 7 or more, and none landed on 6.

Here is what the record between these two clubs looks like, and how ArakIce reads their next meeting.

The last 10 meetings

10
meetings since 2022
6.80
goals per game
5 of 10
won by the home team
6 of 10
over 6.5

Avalanche lead the recent series 6 wins to 4. Where the game is played has mattered more than who is better. The home team won 5 of the 10 (50%). The only road win by either club was Avalanche 6, Penguins 4 on Apr 5, 2022.

Totals have split rather than clustered. 4 of the 10 finished at 5 goals or fewer. 6 finished at 7 or more. The number never landed on 6. The busiest was Apr 5, 2022, Avalanche 6, Penguins 4, 10 goals between them. 2 of the 10 needed overtime. Most recent meeting: Mar 24, 2026, Avalanche 6, Penguins 2.

Every Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins meeting since 2022
DateResultHostGoals
Mar 24, 2026Avalanche 6, Penguins 2Penguins8
Mar 16, 2026Penguins 7, Avalanche 2Avalanche9
Mar 4, 2025Avalanche 4, Penguins 1Avalanche5
Dec 10, 2024Avalanche 6, Penguins 2Penguins8
Mar 24, 2024Avalanche 5, Penguins 4 (OT)Avalanche9
Oct 26, 2023Penguins 4, Avalanche 0Penguins4
Mar 22, 2023Penguins 5, Avalanche 2Avalanche7
Feb 7, 2023Penguins 2, Avalanche 1 (OT)Penguins3
Apr 5, 2022Avalanche 6, Penguins 4Penguins10
Apr 2, 2022Avalanche 3, Penguins 2Avalanche5

Compiled from ArakIce's own game database, covering every meeting between these clubs since 2022. Percentages appear only for matchups with at least 8 meetings.

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When Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins are on the slate, ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for the game.

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How the model reads Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins

The projection starts with expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up. That holds up better than goals scored, which swing on shooting luck. From there it adjusts for what is true only of this game: who is confirmed in net, whether either club is playing a second night in a row or sitting deep in a road trip, the travel and the time zones, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

What tends to move Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins

These clubs meet rarely, so unfamiliarity, travel and scheduling quirks carry more weight than usual. Those are exactly the situations the model is built to read. Beyond that, the biggest movers are goaltending confirmations, home ice, and whether either side is playing a second night in a row or finishing a long trip.