Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/24/26

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night in the NHL. Just eight days ago, Pittsburgh stormed into Colorado and embarrassed them in a 7-2 win. Can they do it again? Our Avalanche vs. Penguins prediction will help us find out.

Not many teams can say they beat one of the NHL’s best teams by five-goals, but Pittsburgh can. However, I don’t see this happening twice. In fact, I expect Colorado to come out with a vengeance in this game. A 7-2 blowout is not a result anyone would take likely, let alone one of the Stanley Cup favorites. Since that game, Pittsburgh has looked suspect. They are 1-1-1 in that span, but have given up 15 goals and have been outscored 15-11. As for Colorado, they have answered the bell with a 2-0-1 run where they have given up just five goals in nearly 110 minutes of gameplay. They have proven to be a far more mature and surperior team than Pittsburgh, and playing on the road has not been a factor, sporting an excellent 23-7-5 record. Colorado has been losing ground in what once was an un-catchable lead in the NHL standings, so they cannot afford to lose the points. Take Colorado on the money line for our Avalanche vs. Penguins prediction.

Avalanche vs. Penguins predictions: Colorado Avalanche money line (-160) available at time of publishing. Playable to (-180).

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