Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights

Friday, March 7, 2025, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on Friday, March 7, 2025 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	34-36-12
at Vegas Golden Knights	4	50-22-10

Goals by period

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

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	9	9	4	22
Vegas Golden Knights	6	9	12	27

Three stars

I. Samsonov, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
M. Stone, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
T. Pearson, Vegas Golden Knights (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	12:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Tanner Pearson (11)	Mark Stone (36), Zach Whitecloud (7)	Even strength	PIT 0, VGK 1
2nd	04:38	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev (19)	Mark Stone (37), Nicolas Hague (6)	Even strength	PIT 0, VGK 2
3rd	02:00	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Saad (10)	Tomas Hertl (25), Brayden McNabb (10)	Even strength	PIT 0, VGK 3
3rd	02:54	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone (17)	Tanner Pearson (12), Jack Eichel (55)	Even strength	PIT 0, VGK 4

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	22	27
Power play	0 of 0	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	0
Hits	26	15
Blocked shots	9	13
Giveaways	20	17
Takeaways	1	0
Faceoffs won	24/43 (55.8%)	19/43 (44.2%)

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 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:38
Number 14 B. Imama	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		05:05
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	1		19:29
Number 18 T. Novak	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	33.3%	14:01
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		13:27
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:30
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		13:59
Number 53 P. Tomasino	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0		12:09
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	60%	13:03
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		18:09
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	71.4%	16:53
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	19:15
Number 5 R. Shea	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	2		21:22
Number 23 V. Kolyachonok	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		14:45
Number 24 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		21:14
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0		16:09
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	1		21:33
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		25:19

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic	27	23	4	.852	60:00	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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	50%	20:06
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	33.3%	12:50
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0		18:32
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:19
Number 20 B. Saad	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:13
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	50%	13:55
Number 22 C. Schwindt	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		09:13
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	50%	18:30
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	15:11
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		15:30
Number 61 M. Stone	R	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	0		17:42
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	1		14:54
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	4	1		20:47
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		15:20
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		11:10
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		21:01
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		19:53
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1		25:54

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 I. Samsonov	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
1st	07:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Shea	High sticking	2
1st	18:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Libor Suchanek
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Conor Timmins, Connor Dewar, Jack St. Ivany
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Ben Hutton, Shea Theodore, Victor Olofsson, Raphael Lavoie

2024-2025 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 11, 2025

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Other NHL games on Friday, March 7, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 6 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Utah Hockey Club 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Utah Hockey Club at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 7, 2025
St. Louis Blues 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 7, 2025

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