All NHL previews
PITPenguins3-3-1 · This season@
COLAvalanche4-2-1 · This season



NHL
Fri, Oct 16 · 9:10 PM ET
PITPenguins3-3-1 · This season
COLAvalanche4-2-1 · This seasonPenguins at Avalanche preview
Market win prob.COL 64%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1Last meeting: COL beat PIT 6–2 — Mar 24, 2026.

PIT recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- L10/13@ CHI3–5
- –10/10vs DAL1–1
- –10/9@ CBJ2–2
- L10/7@ WSH3–5
- L10/5vs WPG2–3

COL recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- –10/14vs DAL2–2
- W10/13@ DAL3–2
- L10/10vs TOR3–6
- W10/8@ CGY7–3
- L10/7@ WPG2–3
Key players
PIT
Erik Karlsson
7 PTS (0 G, 7 A) · 11 shots
7 games · team's last 7 games of 2026-27
COL
Nathan MacKinnon
12 PTS (5 G, 7 A) · 29 shots
7 games · team's last 7 games of 2026-27
NHL: the team's points leader over its last 10 games this season (last season's final 10 if fewer than 3 played).
Head to head
PIT 1 – 1 COL · last 2Meetings since the 2025-26 season.
- 3/24/26COL 6 @ PIT 2
- 3/16/26PIT 7 @ COL 2
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.