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Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–0 on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 0 39-26-17
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 5 7 10 22
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 11 5 22

Three stars

  1. B. Kindel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Silovs, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel (15) Anthony Mantha (24) Even strength VGK 0, PIT 1
2nd 05:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov (13) Tommy Novak (21), Justin Brazeau (13) Even strength VGK 0, PIT 2
2nd 09:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (20) Erik Karlsson (33), Evgeni Malkin (34) Power play VGK 0, PIT 3
2nd 15:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (11) Erik Karlsson (34), Bryan Rust (23) Power play VGK 0, PIT 4
3rd 14:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Brazeau (16) Ben Kindel (14), Kris Letang (24) Even strength VGK 0, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 22 22
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 9
Hits 28 19
Blocked shots 14 18
Giveaways 16 23
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 34/52 (65.4%) 18/52 (34.6%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 63.6% 18:34
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 70% 13:05
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:34
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 0 0 14:52
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:28
23 C. Reinhardt L 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 10:18
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:18
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 68.4% 18:30
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:58
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 9 1 0 13:53
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:06
93 M. Marner R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 70% 18:35
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 0 21:09
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 19:07
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 2 0 18:11
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:02
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 19:57
27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 19:55
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 22 17 5 .773 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 1 1 2 +3 0 1 1 2 0 13:01
17 B. Rust R 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 17:08
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 35.7% 15:07
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14:07
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 14:04
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 42.9% 14:08
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 40% 16:04
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 14:50
67 R. Rakell R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 57.1% 16:50
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 25% 18:07
81 B. Kindel C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 2 0 11.1% 14:23
85 A. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 13:18
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 4 0 18:12
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 2 0 18:33
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:58
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 18:40
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 1 0 21:58
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 19:32
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 22 22 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:41 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Tripping 2
2nd 09:02 Vegas Golden Knights Cole Reinhardt Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 09:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Avery Hayes Fighting (major) 5
2nd 09:02 Vegas Golden Knights Cole Reinhardt Fighting (major) 5
2nd 11:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Tripping 2
2nd 14:10 Vegas Golden Knights Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 15:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte Tripping 2
3rd 05:17 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Tripping 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Chris Rooney, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Matt MacPherson
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Ben Hutton, Alexander Holtz
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Ilya Solovyov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 1

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Utah Mammoth 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final/SO Game page

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