Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	40-23-6
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	39-24-8

Goals by period

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

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	8	4	4	16
Vegas Golden Knights	13	12	9	34

Three stars

M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
P. Stastny, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
D. Kahun, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (12)	Bryan Rust (18), Dominik Kahun (13)	Even strength	PIT 1, VGK 0
1st	07:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Patric Hornqvist (10)	Jack Johnson (6), Kris Letang (17)	Even strength	PIT 2, VGK 0
2nd	04:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominik Kahun (10)	John Marino (16), Juuso Riikola (5)	Power play	PIT 3, VGK 0
2nd	07:11	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (19)	Nicolas Hague (10)	Even strength	PIT 3, VGK 1
2nd	14:18	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny (12)	Shea Theodore (20), Mark Stone (26)	Power play	PIT 3, VGK 2
3rd	02:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brandon Tanev (9)	Kris Letang (18), Teddy Blueger (9)	Even strength	PIT 4, VGK 2
3rd	12:45	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (17)	Chandler Stephenson (6), Nate Schmidt (14)	Even strength	PIT 4, VGK 3

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	16	34
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	25	28
Blocked shots	17	7
Giveaways	5	8
Takeaways	5	10
Faceoffs won	33/63 (52.4%)	30/63 (47.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	13:44
Number 13 B. Tanev	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	2	0		14:55
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	3	0		21:55
Number 18 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	10:11
Number 19 J. McCann	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	46.2%	17:07
Number 24 D. Kahun	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	100%	17:30
Number 26 A. Agozzino	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	09:48
Number 37 S. Lafferty	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	80%	07:21
Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:09
Number 53 T. Blueger	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	37.5%	15:54
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	65%	18:27
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:12
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:09
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	2	0		22:03
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0		20:13
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:14
Number 50 J. Riikola	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:38
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	6	2	0		26:19

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	06:26
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:48
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	44.4%	14:57
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	13:31
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1	52%	22:26
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:33
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:57
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	0	0	9	3	1	0	50%	24:20
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	40%	15:39
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:23
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	0		17:15
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		09:12
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	2	0		18:24
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		14:24
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		16:07
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:46
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		26:01
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		20:09

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	16	12	4	.750	57:46	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	John Marino	Broken stick	2
2nd	02:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Johnson	Tripping	2
3rd	03:05	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	17:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Wes McCauley, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Matt MacPherson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Joseph Blandisi, Kevin Czuczman
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jon Merrill, Jonathan Marchessault, Cody Glass

2019-2020 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 19, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Jan 7, 2020

Other NHL games on Jan 7

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 9	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
New York Islanders 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Ottawa Senators 1 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Boston Bruins 6 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Jan 7, 2020
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Tue, Jan 7, 2020

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