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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 11, 2025

Final / OT· PPG Paints Arena
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VGK
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK01102VGK9919037
PIT11013PIT484117
VGK 79PIT 46
VGK 2.89PIT 2.10
PP goals
VGK 1PIT 1
Hits
VGK 10PIT 16
Blocks
VGK 9PIT 22
PIM
VGK 8PIT 2
VGK 53%PIT 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Hayes, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:28 together.

  1. Points
    Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:42.Crosby
  2. Points
    Noah Hanifin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:57.Hanifin
  3. Points
    Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:24.Dorofeyev
  4. Points
    Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:04.Rakell
  5. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Hayes, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:28 together.CrosbyKarlssonHayesRustRakell
  6. New line
    New look for VGK: Smith–Kolesar–Roy skated 10:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SmithKolesarRoy
  7. Usage
    Vladislav Kolyachonok (PIT) played 21:43, +8:57 up on his 12:46 season average over 34 games.Kolyachonok
  8. Goalie
    Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +10 against a season average of 27.0; the win.Jarry

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VGK at PIT: 125 attempts, 54 on goal, 5 goals, 4.99 expected goals; best chance Mark Stone at 0.24 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PIT
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · PIT 46 · VGK 79

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at PIT: expected goals 2.10 to 2.89 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 46 to 79, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTPITVGKCCDHKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:49
  • PIT
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTCrosby · 1st 17:48Crosby · 2nd 3:02Dorofeyev · 2nd 14:29Hanifin · 3rd 19:53Karlsson · OT 0:49
  • PIT pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 39% of the game, PIT 15%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at PIT: 38 players over 60:49; most ice Tristan Jarry (60:49) for PIT and Ilya Samsonov (59:27) for VGK, 5 goals.

PIT
VGK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVGKPIT
8442
2.801.84
2.721.80
167
72
2918
+0.015−0.015
39%15%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 17:48
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Rickard Rakell, Kevin Hayes)tip-in0.11 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, EichelPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Hayes, Rust, Rakell
    VGK 0 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 3:02
    PITSidney Crosby (Rickard Rakell)wrist0.12 xG
    VGK: Saad, Hertl, Hanifin, Whitecloud, DorofeyevPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk
    VGK 0 – 2 PIT
  2. 14:29
    VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Noah Hanifin, Jack Eichel)slap0.08 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Eichel, DorofeyevPIT: Letang, Acciari, Lizotte, Kolyachonok
    VGK 1 – 2 PIT

3rd period

  1. 19:53
    VGKNoah Hanifin (Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev)slap0.07 xG
    VGK: Stone, Saad, Hertl, Hanifin, Eichel, DorofeyevPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Acciari, Kolyachonok
    VGK 2 – 2 PIT

OT period

  1. 0:49
    PITErik Karlsson (Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang)wrist0.04 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Eichel, DorofeyevPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell
    VGK 2 – 3 PIT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tomas Hertl CL1000030.1510219:39——7866
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1112-160.6200018:24——7466
Brandon Saad LL1000010.1300017:34——8278
Reilly Smith RL2000020.1300017:00——7792
Nicolas Roy CL2000000.1000216:25——7181
Keegan Kolesar RL2000040.3141014:26——7982
Mark Stone RL3011+140.5711020:39——5348
Jack Eichel CL3011050.3700020:20——5348
Victor Olofsson LL3000000.0000213:47——5552
Tanner Pearson LL4000010.111009:48——4826
Jonas Rondbjerg RL4000000.010006:02——4441
Cole Schwindt RL4000010.091003:34——5041
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000-150.1102023:25——8179
Nicolas Hague DD1000020.0100021:56——8078
Noah Hanifin DD2112020.1400022:57——5244
Zach Whitecloud DD2000-100.0022218:17——5042
Brayden McNabb DD3000000.0002019:01——6488
Kaedan Korczak DD3000010.0401013:44——7297
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)O17143.8242.1059:27

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1202040.4001023:42——3748
Bryan Rust RL1000020.2001023:11——3849
Rickard Rakell RL1022+200.3701023:04——3548
Noel Acciari CL2000-110.0713014:19——2716
Connor Dewar CL2000000.0731014:19——2214
Blake Lizotte CL2000000.0000013:55——2417
Evgeni Malkin CL3011+110.1600020:12——3344
Philip Tomasino RL3000010.1131216:56——3346
Danton Heinen LL3000010.1421012:26——2920
Kevin Hayes RL4011000.0700013:08——5083
Emil Bemstrom CL4000010.051205:21——3360
Bokondji Imama LL4000000.004104:06——2544
Kris Letang DD1011010.1103025:42——3654
Vladislav Kolyachonok DD1000-110.0712021:43——3655
Erik Karlsson DD2101+130.2401025:07——3033
Matt Grzelcyk DD2000+100.0003023:46——3027
Conor Timmins DD3000010.0311010:41——3611
Ryan Graves DD3000000.0000010:29——3844
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)W37352.9462.8960:49

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Sidney Crosby (PIT PP) 1st 17:48 · assists Rickard Rakell, Kevin Hayes · Deflection · 14.1 mph shot.

Noah Hanifin · 3rd 19:53 · VGK

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
80.7 mph
Distance
45 ft
Type
one-timer

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Erik Karlsson · OT 0:49 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
77.2 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s

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