Vegas Golden Knights
VGK
3–2
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT
Scoring summary
- 1st 16:36VGKT. Hertl(M. Marner, J. Eichel)PP1–0
- 3rd 01:09PITT. Novak(K. Korczak, S. Stastney)1–1
- 3rd 09:58PITR. Rakell(T. Novak, K. Korczak)1–2
- 3rd 11:19VGKT. Connelly(J. Lauzon)2–2
- 3rd 19:25VGKT. Hertl(M. Stone, J. Eichel)PP3–2
Penalties (10)
- 1st 05:07 VGK Jeremy Lauzon — holding (2 min)
- 1st 10:23 VGK Nic Dowd — holding (2 min)
- 1st 15:27 PIT Hendrix Lapierre — interference (2 min)
- 1st 19:58 PIT Sidney Crosby — tripping (2 min)
- 2nd 08:03 VGK Trevor Connelly — delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 2nd 12:27 PIT Erik Karlsson — holding (2 min)
- 3rd 04:21 VGK Jeremy Lauzon — interference (2 min)
- 3rd 15:57 VGK Jeremy Lauzon — holding the stick (2 min)
- 3rd 16:35 VGK Brayden McNabb — high sticking (2 min)
- 3rd 18:43 PIT Tommy Novak — tripping (2 min)
Vegas Golden Knights boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:16 |
| M. Gatcomb C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:52 |
| B. Howden C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 |
| T. Connelly L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14:26 |
| N. Dowd C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:20 |
| R. Lavoie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:37 |
| B. Bowman R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 |
| T. Hertl C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:11 |
| I. Barbashev L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 |
| M. Stone R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20:40 |
| W. Karlsson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 |
| M. Marner R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:34 |
| B. McNabb D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:58 |
| R. Andersson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:36 |
| J. Lauzon D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:33 |
| N. Hanifin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:31 |
| S. Theodore D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 |
| D. Coghlan D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:09 |
- A. Hill — 23/25 saves, 59:58 TOI
- C. Hart — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
Pittsburgh Penguins boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Robertson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:04 |
| J. Brazeau R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:14 |
| T. Novak C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19:13 |
| C. Dewar C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 |
| H. Lapierre C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:55 |
| V. Koivunen R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 |
| B. Lizotte C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:06 |
| E. Chinakhov R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:19 |
| A. Kuzmenko L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 |
| R. Rakell R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:14 |
| B. Kindel C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 |
| S. Crosby C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:30 |
| K. Korczak D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:47 |
| S. Stastney D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:48 |
| S. Girard D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 |
| K. Letang D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:13 |
| E. Karlsson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:44 |
| D. Carlile D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 |
- S. Murashov — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
- A. Silovs — 20/23 saves, 59:36 TOI
Three stars
- 1. T. Hertl (VGK, C)
- 2. T. Connelly (VGK, L)
- 3. R. Rakell (PIT, R)
Tonight's numbers
| VGK | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Last 5 | 3-1-1 | 1-3-1 |
| GF / GA (last 5) | 11 / 16 | 18 / 16 |
| PP% | 27.8% | 17.8% |
| PK% | 75.0% | 82.5% |
| Goalie SV% (last 5 starts) | .895 | .868 |
| Starting goalie | Hart | Murashov |
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