Takeaways: Penguins Can't Sustain Fast Start, Allow Five Unanswered Goals In 5-2 Loss To Avalanche

TRENDINGFantasy Basketball Sign UpALCS Game 4 postponed Ryan Fitzpatrick rips Bo NixHow WNBA Finals will be wonNFL updatesStory byStory byTakeaways: Penguins Can't Sustain Fast Start, Allow Five Unanswered Goals In 5-2 Loss To AvalancheHunter HodiesSat, October 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM UTC·4 min readAbout Our AdsRecommended StoriesPenguins Collapse; Mistakes & a Better Team in ColoradoDENVER — A sparkling first period and a 2-0 Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-1) lead quickly became another mistake-plagued game against a […]Pittsburgh Hockey NowPenguins Grades: Coming Apart at the SeamsDENVER — The Pittsburgh Penguins looked good for 15 minutes, but could not withstand the pressure of the Colorado Avalanche. […]Pittsburgh Hockey NowPenguins/Avalanche Recap: Pittsburgh’s quick start no match for MacKinnon, Pens lose 5-2Pregame Egor Chinakhov apparently got injured in Thursday’s practice and doesn’t take warmups. His loss is Ville Koivunen’s gain to slot back into the lineup in a nice spot. Elmer Soderblom gets back in the mix too and Arturs Silovs starts for the Penguins. The Colorado Avalanche are hosting the Pens with this lineup. First […]SB NationAdvertisementAdvertisementRecap: Avalanche put Penguins on ice in 5-2 winTJ Hughes scored his first NHL goal.SB NationPostgame: Avalanche Erase First-Period Deficit, Defeat Penguins 5-2Things could have gotten away from the Colorado Avalanche in the first period Friday night. 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Hughes scored his first NHL goal, while Mackenzie Blackwood settled in after a shaky start to stop 29 shots.Associated PressGame Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Colorado Avalanche 10/16/2026Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-1, 7 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Colorado Avalanche (4-2-1, 9 points, 4th place Central Division) When: 9 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally televised game on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and ALT, KTVD, streaming for out of market at ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The road trip picks up the pace with a game […]SB NationAvalanche Rally Past Penguins 5-2 as T.J. Hughes Scores First NHL GoalT.J. Hughes scored his first career NHL goal as the Avalanche erupted for three second-period goals, with Artturi Lehkonen and Gabriel Landeskog also scoring to give Colorado a 4-2 lead over Pittsburgh.The Hockey News - Colorado AvalancheNathan MacKinnon has goal and 3 assists, Artturi Lehkonen scores twice as Avs beat Penguins 5-2DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Friday night. Hughes scored his first NHL goal, while Mackenzie Blackwood settled in after a shaky start to stop 29 shots.Associated Press(UPDATED) Penguins Game 8, Mystery Team: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. AvalancheDENVER — The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-3-1) have brought the struggles from last year’s successful team forward, but unlike last season, […]Pittsburgh Hockey NowWhen will the Penguins top line start making an impact?The Pittsburgh Penguins need their top line to start producing more and playing better.SB NationIssue For Penguins Up Front Isn't Talent, It's DeploymentThe Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of talent up front, they just haven't figured out how to use it quite yet.The Hockey News - Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburgh Penguins Confirm Starting Goalie Ahead of Avalanche ClashThe Pittsburgh Penguins are gearing up to face the Colorado Avalanche in an inter-conference showdown between two talented teams.Per Josh Getzoff, Arturs Silovs will be in the net when the puck drops on Friday night. Silovs has been off to a solid start, despite posting an .885 save percentage. He’s 3-1-0 in four games with […] The post Pittsburgh Penguins Confirm Starting Goalie Ahead of Avalanche Clash appeared first on HEAVY.HEAVYPens Points: Girard finally finding his grooveHere are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Penguins’ top line of Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell has struggled to produce offense and has been a defensive liability early in the season. Crosby scored twice in Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Chicago for his first goals of the season, but Rakell remains […]SB NationPenguins Room: One Big Difference From Last Season (+)DENVER — After Pittsburgh Hockey Now took a big early-season swing at the troubles besetting the Pittsburgh Penguins, the idea […]Pittsburgh Hockey NowPreview: Colorado Welcomes the Penguins to TownColorado looks to bounce back after a 3-2 shootout loss.SB NationOpen Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: (7:00 p.m. MT)It’s another Colorado Avalanche gameday!SB NationPens Points: Heading Further WestComing off a loss in Chicago to open their first major road trip of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins will now continue heading west and climb to a mile above sea level for a meeting with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night to open a back-to-back set that will conclude on Saturday in Las Vegas […]SB Nation