Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-32-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	44-26-12

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	1	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vegas Golden Knights	16	10	11	37
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	9	4	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek (1)	Jonathan Marchessault (3), William Karlsson (4)	Even strength	VGK 1, PIT 0
1st	08:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel (1)	Evgeni Malkin (3)	Even strength	VGK 1, PIT 1
2nd	09:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel (2)	Evgeni Malkin (4), Justin Schultz (3)	Even strength	VGK 1, PIT 2
2nd	15:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Phil Kessel (3)	Carl Hagelin (1), Evgeni Malkin (5)	Even strength	VGK 1, PIT 3
2nd	16:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (3)	Sidney Crosby (3), Justin Schultz (4)	Even strength	VGK 1, PIT 4
3rd	13:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (2)	Jonathan Marchessault (4)	Even strength	VGK 2, PIT 4

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

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 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		18:18
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	57.1%	12:42
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		12:42
Number 38 T. Hyka	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		12:42
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	33.3%	14:04
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	66.7%	13:54
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	42.9%	16:50
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	1		16:40
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	50%	18:34
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	28.6%	13:00
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	2	2	+1	2	3	0	0	25%	19:27
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0		16:18
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		16:54
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:37
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0		17:09
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		20:00
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2		18:32
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1		22:44

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Subban	22	18	4	.818	58:53	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	38.5%	13:07
Number 12 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1		13:28
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		12:34
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		16:36
Number 19 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	58.3%	16:02
Number 41 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		10:51
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	2		15:38
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	1	1	+3	0	2	2	1		15:55
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	0	64.3%	15:33
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		15:18
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	3	0	3	+3	0	4	0	3		15:20
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	64.7%	16:44
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0		17:56
Number 6 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		18:15
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		22:48
Number 50 J. Riikola	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2		18:08
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	3		24:07
Number 73 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	8	3		17:40

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. DeSmith	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominik Simon	High sticking	2
1st	17:34	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Slashing	2
3rd	14:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Derick Brassard	Hooking	2

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Jan 19, 2019

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 11, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Washington Capitals 0 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 11, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 11, 2018