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Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vegas Golden Knights 4 51-24-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 47-29-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 2 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 3 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 10 8 7 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 11 15 38

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  3. M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:09 Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson (28) Jonathan Marchessault (33), Reilly Smith (26) Power play VGK 1, PIT 0
2nd 06:34 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal (23) Nate Schmidt (20), David Perron (34) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 0
2nd 11:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Reaves (3) Riley Sheahan (15) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 1
2nd 17:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole (3) Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (42) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 2
2nd 18:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (16) Sidney Crosby (43), Brian Dumoulin (4) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 3
3rd 03:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (30) Phil Kessel (41) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 4
3rd 06:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (24) Evgeni Malkin (32), Carl Hagelin (12) Even strength VGK 2, PIT 5
3rd 06:38 Vegas Golden Knights Ryan Carpenter (2) Alex Tuch (15), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (6) Even strength VGK 3, PIT 5
3rd 12:01 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (19) Reilly Smith (27) Even strength VGK 4, PIT 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 38
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 29 37
Blocked shots 10 16
Giveaways 3 3
Takeaways 7 11
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
13 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 06:38
18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 16:32
19 R. Smith R 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 20:11
21 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 10:25
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 09:50
40 R. Carpenter C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 71.4% 12:28
41 P. Bellemare L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 28.6% 13:01
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 44.4% 16:46
57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 0 0 14.3% 18:00
71 W. Karlsson C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 1 53.8% 20:56
81 J. Marchessault R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 50% 16:11
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 13:04
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 0 21:52
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 21:14
6 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 20:27
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 19:46
77 B. Hunt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 13:22
88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +1 4 3 0 2 0 22:06
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 38 33 5 .868 58:54 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 +1 4 2 0 0 0 12:03
15 R. Sheahan C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 55.6% 16:18
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 5 2 0 21:39
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01:48
37 C. Rowney C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 03:01
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 100% 10:47
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 19:19
62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 50% 17:52
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 1 0 50% 21:01
75 R. Reaves R 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 10:15
81 P. Kessel R 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 20:17
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 5 0 0 55.2% 25:22
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 17:50
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:50
6 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 6 2 0 17:27
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 18:34
28 I. Cole D 1 0 1 +3 0 2 2 4 0 17:17
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 3 0 23:18
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 25 21 4 .840 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
1st 12:38 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Interference 2
2nd 00:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Simon Tripping 2
2nd 07:56 Vegas Golden Knights Nate Schmidt Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 11:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Simon Slashing 2
2nd 13:59 Vegas Golden Knights Nate Schmidt Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 07:45 Vegas Golden Knights Erik Haula Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 19:43 Vegas Golden Knights Colin Miller Tripping 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Jean Hebert, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
James Tobias, Michel Cormier
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jason Garrison, William Carrier
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Matt Hunwick, Patric Hornqvist, Chad Ruhwedel

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 6

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page

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