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Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Tuesday, January 12, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, SN and Disney+.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22027-01-02: at VGK
  2. 32027-01-03: no game
  3. 42027-01-04: vs VGK
  4. 52027-01-05: no game
  5. 62027-01-06: vs OTT
  6. 72027-01-07: no game
  7. 82027-01-08: vs SEA
  8. 92027-01-09: no game
  9. 102027-01-10: vs NSH
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,319 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,319 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Carolina and Montréal).

  1. 22027-01-02: no game
  2. 32027-01-03: vs EDM
  3. 42027-01-04: no game
  4. 52027-01-05: no game
  5. 62027-01-06: no game
  6. 72027-01-07: at CAR
  7. 82027-01-08: no game
  8. 92027-01-09: at MTL
  9. 102027-01-10: no game
  10. 112027-01-11: no game
  11. 122027-01-12: vs COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~477 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,527 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series