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Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 41-25-16
at Vegas Golden Knights 6 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 0 2
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 9 11 26
Vegas Golden Knights 6 5 6 17

Three stars

  1. P. Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Marner, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Hill, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:41 Vegas Golden Knights Colton Sissons (5) Braeden Bowman (17) Even strength PIT 0, VGK 1
2nd 05:02 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (31) Kaedan Korczak (11), Braeden Bowman (18) Even strength PIT 0, VGK 2
2nd 08:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (13) Bryan Rust (27), Ryan Shea (22) Even strength PIT 1, VGK 2
2nd 09:20 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner (19) Pavel Dorofeyev (22) Even strength PIT 1, VGK 3
2nd 16:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel (16) Anthony Mantha (25), Ryan Shea (23) Even strength PIT 2, VGK 3
3rd 04:35 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (32) Mitch Marner (48) Even strength PIT 2, VGK 4
3rd 06:20 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (24) Ivan Barbashev (28), Shea Theodore (24) Even strength PIT 2, VGK 5
3rd 19:01 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb (3) Jack Eichel (50) Even strength, Empty net PIT 2, VGK 6

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 26 17
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 12 27
Blocked shots 12 21
Giveaways 17 23
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 19/61 (31.1%) 42/61 (68.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 22:04
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 42.9% 16:43
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 100% 10:45
25 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13:08
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 -2 4 1 1 0 18:08
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 14:47
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 2 33.3% 10:21
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 25% 14:03
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 20:32
67 R. Rakell R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 26.7% 20:48
81 B. Kindel C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 33.3% 13:52
85 A. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 09:31
5 R. Shea D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 2 19:16
7 I. Solovyov D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 12:55
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 18:42
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 23:51
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 -3 0 4 0 1 26:26
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 0 15:06
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 16 11 5 .688 53:02 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 80% 19:51
10 C. Sissons C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 72.7% 12:57
16 P. Dorofeyev R 2 1 3 +3 4 3 0 0 15:32
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 60% 15:59
22 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 12:35
42 B. Bowman R 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 11:32
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 2 76.9% 17:07
49 I. Barbashev L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 3 1 13:47
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 100% 11:11
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 17:52
62 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 46.7% 12:44
93 M. Marner R 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 0 100% 17:47
3 B. McNabb D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 4 2 23:39
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 18:58
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 16:41
6 K. Korczak D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 12:51
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 20:43
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 20:14
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
33 A. Hill 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton Interference 2
1st 19:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak Tripping 2
2nd 02:15 Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson Interference 2
2nd 11:47 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Tripping 2
2nd 19:09 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Slashing 2
2nd 19:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
3rd 12:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha Slashing 2
3rd 12:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha Roughing 2
3rd 12:21 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Slashing 2
3rd 12:21 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Roughing 2
3rd 12:21 Vegas Golden Knights Kaedan Korczak Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Chris Rooney, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes, Samuel Girard, Justin Brazeau, Alexander Alexeyev
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, Ben Hutton

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 12

Matchup Status Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Dallas Stars 7 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page

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