Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, December 14, 2017, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-29-6
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	51-24-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	9	10	25
Vegas Golden Knights	10	9	7	26

Three stars

M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
M. Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
J. Neal, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:41	Vegas Golden Knights	James Neal (15)	Colin Miller (13), David Perron (17)	Even strength	PIT 0, VGK 1
1st	12:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Cole (2)	Carl Hagelin (4), Riley Sheahan (7)	Even strength	PIT 1, VGK 1
3rd	08:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill (1)	Erik Haula (10)	Even strength	PIT 1, VGK 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	25	26
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	11	28
Blocked shots	16	22
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	7	14
Faceoffs won	34/52 (65.4%)	18/52 (34.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	71.4%	13:32
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:09
Number 37 C. Rowney	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:35
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:39
Number 49 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		17:03
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1		20:59
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	50%	13:13
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	66.7%	20:56
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		20:26
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		05:10
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:49
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	70%	23:18
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	2		17:01
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		19:12
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		21:32
Number 22 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		15:17
Number 28 I. Cole	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	1		16:44
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	5		25:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	26	24	2	.923	58:11	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:43
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0		16:48
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		18:46
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:09
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:52
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	37.5%	13:02
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	3	28.6%	15:19
Number 57 D. Perron	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2		18:06
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	19:19
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	40%	16:10
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:55
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	09:42
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5		22:50
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	6		23:42
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	1		17:59
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	1	0	1	+2	4	2	1	0		15:02
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		17:39
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:57

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:08	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Interference	2
1st	14:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek	Holding	2
2nd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Cole	Interference	2
2nd	15:05	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	Delaying game smothering puck	2
3rd	17:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chad Ruhwedel	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Ryan Daisy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Tom Kuhnhackl, Josh Archibald, Kevin Czuczman
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Luca Sbisa, Brad Hunt, Ryan Carpenter

2017-2018 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Feb 6, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 14

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 14, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
New York Islanders 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 3 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Florida Panthers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Nashville Predators 4 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 14, 2017

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