Pittsburgh 7, Colorado 2

First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Malkin 14 (Rust, Acciari), 3:01. 2, Colorado, MacKinnon 45 (Makar, Necas), 4:08. 3, Pittsburgh, Mantha 26 (Karlsson), 4:23. 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 15 (Wotherspoon, Chinakhov), 13:00. 5, Pittsburgh, Soderblom 3 (Karlsson, Dewar), 13:43. 6, Colorado, Burns 10 (Brindley, Manson), 14:21. Penalties_Malkin, PIT (Tripping), 0:48; Koivunen, PIT (Cross Checking), 5:33; Drury, COL (Interference), 8:39.

Second Period_7, Pittsburgh, Karlsson 7 (Shea), 10:36. 8, Pittsburgh, Rust 25 (Rakell, Malkin), 16:20 (pp). Penalties_Mantha, PIT (Holding), 3:30; Pittsburgh bench, served by Chinakhov (Tripping), 11:11; Roy, COL (Hooking), 13:30; Colorado bench, served by Brindley (Too Many Men on the Ice), 15:40.

Third Period_9, Pittsburgh, Acciari 9 (Dewar, Soderblom), 9:06. Penalties_Malkin, PIT (Roughing), 10:59; Kelly, COL (Roughing), 10:59; Clifton, PIT (Fighting), 10:59; Drury, COL (Fighting), 10:59.

Shots on Goal_Pittsburgh 7-8-6_21. Colorado 17-4-6_27.

Power-play opportunities_Pittsburgh 1 of 3; Colorado 0 of 4.

Goalies_Pittsburgh, Silovs 15-9-8 (27 shots-25 saves). Colorado, Blackwood 18-8-1 (16-12), Colorado, Wedgewood 25-5-5 (5-2).

A_18,121 (18,007). T_2:32.

Referees_Trevor Hanson, Chris Rooney. Linesmen_Ryan Gibbons, Travis Toomey.