Pittsburgh Penguins @ Vegas Golden Knights
- 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
| TIME | PLAY | PIT | VGK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:15 | Rickard Rakell Deflected saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:17 | Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:30 | Bryan Rust shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:58 | Evgeni Malkin Tripping against Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:58 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tomas Hertl | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:41 | Giveaway by Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:26 | Noel Acciari hit Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:52 | Reilly Smith shot blocked by Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:03 | Brandon Saad Deflected Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:06 | Ryan Shea hit Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:04 | Ryan Graves hit Tanner Pearson | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:09 | Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:11 | Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:14 | Thomas Novak shot blocked by Tanner Pearson | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:15 | Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:19 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:19 | Jack Eichel faceoff won against Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:45 | Mark Stone Poke Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:49 | Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Thomas Novak | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:02 | Giveaway by Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:23 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:23 | Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Tomas Hertl | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:25 | Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:36 | Emil Bemstrom hit Nicolas Hague | 0 | 0 | |
| 5:56 | Bokondji Imama hit Nicolas Hague | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:13 | Bokondji Imama hit Brett Howden | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:16 | Giveaway by Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | |
| 6:20 | Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:18 | Ryan Shea High-sticking against Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:18 | TV Timeout | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:18 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:35 | Tomas Hertl Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | |
| 7:38 | Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:38 | Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Nicolas Roy | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:44 | Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:30 | Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:39 | Off-side | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:39 | Brett Howden faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:49 | Keegan Kolesar hit Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:52 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:36 | Bryan Rust hit Brandon Saad | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:51 | Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:57 | Zach Whitecloud hit Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:16 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:16 | Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:23 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:23 | Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brett Howden | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:27 | Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:33 | Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:34 | Giveaway by Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:40 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:40 | Jack Eichel faceoff won against Thomas Novak | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:52 | Icing | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:52 | Jack Eichel faceoff won against Thomas Novak | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:55 | Mark Stone Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:58 | Tanner Pearson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (36), Zach Whitecloud (7) | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:58 | Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Cole Schwindt | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:09 | Bokondji Imama hit Brayden McNabb | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:27 | Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:02 | Tomas Hertl hit Kevin Hayes | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:10 | Kevin Hayes Deflected saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:30 | Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:32 | Emil Bemstrom shot blocked by Brandon Saad | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:16 | Keegan Kolesar hit Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:38 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:38 | Jack Eichel faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:47 | Giveaway by Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:36 | Giveaway by Cole Schwindt | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:46 | Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:46 | High Stick | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:46 | Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Brett Howden | 0 | 1 | |
| 17:59 | Nicolas Hague hit Emil Bemstrom | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:10 | Kris Letang Hooking against Brett Howden | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:10 | Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | |
| 18:27 | Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 1 | |
| 19:07 | Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 1 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 0 | 1 | |
Regular Season Series
VGK leads 1-0
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
3:00 AM, 8 March 2025
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,219
- Referees:
- Trevor Hanson
- Corey Syvret
- Linesmen:
- Bevan Mills
- Libor Suchanek
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 |
| Carolina | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 |
| NY Islanders | 16 | 11 | 3 | 35 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| NY Rangers | 15 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| Philadelphia | 15 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| Columbus | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |

