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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche prediction

Pittsburgh Penguins4–6–1 · HomeColorado Avalanche5–4–1 · Away

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Pittsburgh Penguins

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line10 min together
    18LWNovakTommy
    87CCrosbySidney
    67RWRakellRickard
  2. 2nd line10 min together
    62LWKuzmenkoAndrei
    46CLizotteBlake
    2RWMcGroartyRutger
  3. 3rd line9 min together
    14LWRobertsonNick
    19CDewarConnor
    25RWSoderblomElmer
  4. 4th line7 min together
    22LWLapierreHendrix
    71CMalkinEvgeni
    41RWKoivunenVille

Defence

  1. 1st pair13 min together
    65DKarlssonErik
    24DStastneySpencer
  2. 2nd pair12 min together
    6DKorczakKaedan
    72DCarlileDeclan
  3. 3rd pair11 min together
    58DLetangKris
    7DSolovyovIlya

Goalies

  • 37ProjectedSilovsArturs
  • 1BackupMurashovS.

Colorado Avalanche

Last game: Oct 20

Forwards

  1. 1st line6 min together
    92LWLandeskogGabriel91CKadriNazem11RWNelsonBrock
  2. 2nd line7 min together
    71LWSchwartzJaden29CMacKinnonNathan62RWLehkonenArtturi
  3. 3rd line2 min together
    9LWSvechkovFedor17CKellyParker54RWBrindleyGavin

Defence

  1. 1st pair7 min together
    8DMakarCale7DToewsDevon
  2. 2nd pair10 min together
    27DKulakBrett70DMalinskiSam
  3. 3rd pair9 min together
    84DBurnsBrent42DMansonJosh

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Gabriel Landeskog: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0; Nazem Kadri: Logan34can, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brock Nelson: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jaden Schwartz: Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0; Nathan MacKinnon: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0; Artturi Lehkonen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Parker Kelly: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Gavin Brindley: SecretName101, CC BY 4.0; Cale Makar: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0; Devon Toews: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Brett Kulak: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Sam Malinski: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brent Burns: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0; Josh Manson: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Arturs Silovs PIT

.885 save percentage

3.01 GAA · 4–3–0 · 2 shutouts · 7 starts

Mackenzie Blackwood COL

.889 save percentage

2.90 GAA · 4–3–0 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Mackenzie Blackwood: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Pittsburgh PenguinsThis seasonColorado Avalanche

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Nathan MacKinnon: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0; Artturi Lehkonen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

Pittsburgh Penguins

W4–0L4–5L2–6L2–5L3–5

Colorado Avalanche

L3–4L2–3W5–2OTL2–3W3–2

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins

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