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Vegas Golden Knights 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 5. Shots on goal: VGK 22, PIT 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 0-1 PIT; P2 VGK 0-3 PIT; P3 VGK 0-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 14:56 Ben Kindel (assists: Anthony Mantha) to make it VGK 0-1 PIT; P2 05:47 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Tommy Novak, Justin Brazeau) to make it VGK 0-2 PIT; P2 09:34 Bryan Rust (assists: Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin) to make it VGK 0-3 PIT; P2 15:06 Rickard Rakell (assists: Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust) to make it VGK 0-4 PIT; P3 14:59 Justin Brazeau (assists: Ben Kindel, Kris Letang) to make it VGK 0-5 PIT. Top skaters: Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Justin Brazeau (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Ben Kindel (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Erik Karlsson (PIT) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Adin Hill (VGK) 17 saves on 22, decision L; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 22 saves on 22, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Ben Kindel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:23 TOI
Goals · PIT
Bryan Rust
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:08 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Arturs Silovs
22 saves on 22 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led
PIT 5 largest lead P3 14:59 (VGK 0, PIT 5) · 5-0 run, P1 14:56–P3 14:59
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:56 Ben Kindel (Anthony Mantha) PIT · wrist shot · VGK 0, PIT 1
  • P2 5:47 Egor Chinakhov (Tommy Novak, Justin Brazeau) PIT · wrist shot · VGK 0, PIT 2
  • P2 9:34 Bryan Rust (Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 0, PIT 3
  • P2 15:06 Rickard Rakell (Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust) PIT · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 0, PIT 4
  • P3 14:59 Justin Brazeau (Ben Kindel, Kris Letang) PIT · wrist shot · VGK 0, PIT 5

Linescore

123 T
VGK 000 0
PIT 131 5

Shots on goal: VGK 22, PIT 22

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKPIT
22Shots on goal22
52Shot attempts50
34Faceoff wins18
28Hits19
14Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals2
6Takeaways6
16Giveaways23
11Penalty minutes9
77.3%Save %100.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK571022
PIT611522

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights0 G · 35 attempts
Jeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netRasmus Andersson: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (tip-in)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (tip-in)Braeden Bowman: saved (tip-in)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (slap)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 22Saved63% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net37% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins5 G · 30 attempts
Bryan Rust: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (backhand)Egor Chinakhov: saved (slap)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: goal (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (tip-in)Erik Karlsson: missed the netRyan Shea: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (slap)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: goal (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Samuel Girard: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netRickard Rakell: goal (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Avery Hayes: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (snap)Kris Letang: saved (slap)Justin Brazeau: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals17% of attempts
  • 17Saved57% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net27% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brayden McNabb D 000-122321:09
Noah Hanifin D 000-210119:57
Shea Theodore D 000020219:55
Rasmus Andersson D 000-211119:07
Mitch Marner R 000-120018:35
Jack Eichel C 000-201218:34
Tomas Hertl C 000-112018:30
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-116218:11
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000030017:34
Brandon Saad L 000020016:28
Braeden Bowman R 000-120016:18
Kaedan Korczak D 000010216:02
Ivan Barbashev L 000-102015:58
Reilly Smith R 000-240014:52
Keegan Kolesar R 000-109113:53
Colton Sissons C 000002013:05
Cole Reinhardt L 000003010:18
Mark Stone R 000000006:06
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Adin Hill L 172277.3560:00
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bryan Rust R 112022017:08
Ben Kindel C 112+230214:23
Justin Brazeau R 112+311213:01
Erik Karlsson D 022+211121:58
Rickard Rakell R 101021216:50
Egor Chinakhov R 101+140014:50
Kris Letang D 011+130018:40
Evgeni Malkin C 011031018:07
Tommy Novak C 011+100015:07
Anthony Mantha R 011+222014:04
Connor Clifton D 000005119:32
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+203218:33
Ryan Shea D 000+110418:12
Samuel Girard D 000000017:58
Noel Acciari C 000000216:04
Blake Lizotte C 000000014:08
Connor Dewar C 000002214:07
Avery Hayes R 000001013:18
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 2222100.0060:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 1 PIT
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Vegas Golden Knights 28-18-14 L2 L10 3-5-2 Next game recap: @ BUF · Tue, Mar 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 31-15-13 W1 L10 7-1-2 Next game recap: @ BOS · Tue, Mar 3

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