Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vegas Golden Knights

24-31-10, 10-18-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	0	0
Golden Knights VGK	1	1	2	4

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsVGK

38-18-6, 24-6-3 Home

Samsonov stops 22 shots and Golden Knights top Penguins 4-0 for fourth straight win

— Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his 15th career shutout and second this season, Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night.

Mar 8, 2025, 05:38 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	0	0	0
	Golden Knights	1	1	2	4

1st Period			PIT	VGK
12:58		Tanner Pearson (11) Assists: Mark Stone (36), Zach Whitecloud (7)	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	VGK
4:38		Ivan Barbashev (19) Assists: Mark Stone (37), Nicolas Hague (6)	0	2

3rd Period			PIT	VGK
2:00		Brandon Saad (10) Assists: Tomas Hertl (25), Brayden McNabb (10)	0	3
2:54		Mark Stone (17) Assists: Tanner Pearson (12), Jack Eichel (55)	0	4

Bryan Rust shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Brandon Saad Deflected Wide Right
Thomas Novak shot blocked by Tanner Pearson
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Danton Heinen
Mark Stone Poke Wide Left
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
Tomas Hertl Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Wide Right
Brett Howden faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Keegan Kolesar hit Erik Karlsson
Zach Whitecloud hit Bryan Rust
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Mark Stone Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tanner Pearson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (36), Zach Whitecloud (7)
Tomas Hertl hit Kevin Hayes
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Brandon Saad
Keegan Kolesar hit Rickard Rakell
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Cole Schwindt
Nicolas Hague hit Emil Bemstrom
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Whitecloud hit Blake Lizotte
Bryan Rust shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
Ivan Barbashev Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (37), Nicolas Hague (6)
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Keegan Kolesar Deflected saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Keegan Kolesar hit Rickard Rakell
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
Tanner Pearson Deflected saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tanner Pearson Deflected saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Wide Left
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Giveaway by Cole Schwindt
Brayden McNabb hit Philip Tomasino
Zach Whitecloud hit Kris Letang
Reilly Smith Tip-In Wide Right
Brett Howden faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
Tomas Hertl Tip-In Wide Right
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Tanner Pearson hit Matt Grzelcyk
Cole Schwindt hit Ryan Graves
Nicolas Roy hit Kris Letang
Brandon Saad Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Keegan Kolesar Tip-In High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Ivan Barbashev Tip-In Wide Right
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Philip Tomasino
Brandon Saad Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (25), Brayden McNabb (10)
Kris Letang shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Mark Stone Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tanner Pearson (12), Jack Eichel (55)
Giveaway by Nicolas Hague
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
Keegan Kolesar hit Ryan Graves
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Cole Schwindt
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Brett Howden Snap Shot Wide Right
Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Whitecloud Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Pavel Dorofeyev Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Alex Pietrangelo Snap Shot Wide Left
Reilly Smith Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Whitecloud hit Philip Tomasino
Brett Howden faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Brett Howden Backhand saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Whitecloud Snap Shot Wide Right
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Short
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nicolas Roy Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Brett Howden Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Noah Hanifin hit Bokondji Imama
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Mark Stone Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Rickard Rakell Deflected saved by Ilya Samsonov
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Ivan Barbashev
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Noel Acciari hit Reilly Smith
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Danton Heinen
Ryan Shea hit Reilly Smith
Ryan Graves hit Tanner Pearson
Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Thomas Novak
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Emil Bemstrom hit Nicolas Hague
Bokondji Imama hit Nicolas Hague
Bokondji Imama hit Brett Howden
Giveaway by Noel Acciari
Ryan Shea High-sticking against Jack Eichel
TV Timeout
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Kris Letang
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Off-side
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Bryan Rust hit Brandon Saad
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Puck in Crowd
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Icing
Icing
Bokondji Imama hit Brayden McNabb
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Left
Kevin Hayes Deflected saved by Ilya Samsonov
Icing
Giveaway by Noel Acciari
Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
High Stick
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brett Howden
Kris Letang Hooking against Brett Howden
Rickard Rakell hit Zach Whitecloud
Off-side
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brett Howden
Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Left
Kris Letang hit Tanner Pearson
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Ryan Shea
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Danton Heinen hit Alex Pietrangelo
Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Keegan Kolesar
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kevin Hayes hit Reilly Smith
Hand Pass
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Emil Bemstrom Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Graves Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Ryan Graves Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Philip Tomasino hit Brayden McNabb
Kris Letang hit Keegan Kolesar
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
Puck in Benches
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Kevin Hayes hit Tanner Pearson
Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Icing
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Ryan Shea hit Nicolas Hague
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Icing
Giveaway by Tommy Novak
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Emil Bemstrom hit Cole Schwindt
Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Bokondji Imama hit Zach Whitecloud
Bokondji Imama hit Brandon Saad
Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Right
Emil Bemstrom hit Brayden McNabb
Puck in Netting
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Kris Letang hit Brett Howden
Takeaway by Tommy Novak
Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Brandon Saad
Icing
Ryan Graves hit Tomas Hertl
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
Noel Acciari hit Pavel Dorofeyev
Philip Tomasino Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov
Goalie Stopped
Philip Tomasino hit Brayden McNabb
Kris Letang hit Tomas Hertl
Tanner Pearson shot blocked by Ryan Shea
Evgeni Malkin hit Nicolas Hague
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Noel Acciari Tip-In Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot Wide Right
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right

PENGUINS

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Penguins
0
Golden Knights
4

Game 1

8/3

Golden Knights
2
Penguins
3

Game 2

11/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	5	67
Pittsburgh	25	14	11	61
NY Islanders	27	18	5	59
Philadelphia	23	17	9	55
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Washington	24	21	6	54
Columbus	23	20	7	53
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	24	13	12	60
Edmonton	25	19	8	58
Anaheim	26	21	3	55
Seattle	22	18	9	53
San Jose	25	21	3	53
Los Angeles	20	16	13	53
Calgary	21	24	5	47
Vancouver	17	28	5	39

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vegas Golden Knights

Stars of the Game

Ilya SamsonovG - VGK

Mark StoneRW - VGK

Tanner PearsonLW - VGK

Game Information

Samsonov stops 22 shots and Golden Knights top Penguins 4-0 for fourth straight win

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VGK leads 1-0

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