Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 on Friday, March 11, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
5 |
22 |
15 |
42 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
16 |
7 |
10 |
33 |
Three stars
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Carter, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Friedman, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
18:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mike Matheson (8) |
Sidney Crosby (38), Bryan Rust (27) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
02:36 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jeff Carter (14) |
Brock McGinn (7), Valtteri Puustinen (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
04:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel (4) |
Jonathan Marchessault (20), Max Pacioretty (14) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
08:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Pietrangelo (8) |
Jonathan Marchessault (21), Chandler Stephenson (29) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
03:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mark Friedman (1) |
Brian Boyle (4), Jeff Carter (18) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
14:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (20) |
Jake Guentzel (31) |
Power play |
VGK 2, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
17:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evan Rodrigues (17) |
Kris Letang (44) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 2, PIT 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
42 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
29 |
34 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
15 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/55 (52.7%) |
26/55 (47.3%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
84.6% |
18:49 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:45 |
| Number 15 J. Leschyshyn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:50 |
| Number 20 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:11 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 46 J. Rondbjerg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:16 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 63 E. Dadonov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
15:27 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:24 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:31 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 52 D. Coghlan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 L. Brossoit |
32 |
28 |
4 |
.875 |
59:31 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rodrigues |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:12 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 12 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 23 B. McGinn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:40 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:28 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
16:58 |
| Number 76 V. Puustinen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:14 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:47 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
19:44 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 5 M. Matheson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 52 M. Friedman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
42 |
40 |
2 |
.952 |
59:18 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:44 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Dylan Coghlan |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:57 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Max Pacioretty |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mark Friedman |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Carrier |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Danton Heinen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
John Marino |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Carrier |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Ben O'Quinn
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Daniil Miromanov
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Brian Dumoulin, Kasperi Kapanen, Dominik Simon
Other NHL games on Mar 11
Other NHL games on Friday, March 11, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Mar 11, 2022
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders, Fri, Mar 11, 2022
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 11, 2022
|
Sources and further reading
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