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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 1, 2026

Final· PPG Paints Arena
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VGK
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK0000VGK571022
PIT1315PIT611522
VGK 55PIT 47
VGK 1.90PIT 2.58
PP goals
VGK 0PIT 2
Hits
VGK 28PIT 19
Blocks
VGK 14PIT 18
PIM
VGK 11PIT 9
VGK 65%PIT 35%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Vegas Golden Knights 5–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–0 at home. Ben Kindel (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:41 together.

  1. Points
    Ben Kindel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:23.Kindel
  2. Points
    Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.Rust
  3. Points
    Justin Brazeau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:01.Brazeau
  4. Points
    Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:58.Karlsson
  5. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:41 together.MalkinKarlssonRustRakellMantha
  6. Usage
    Mark Stone (VGK) played 6:06, −13:20 down on his 19:26 season average over 59 games.Stone
  7. New line
    New look for VGK: Saad–Hertl–Kolesar skated 6:43 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadHertlKolesar
  8. Luck
    PIT scored 5 goals on 2.58 expected goals (47 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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: 102 attempts, 44 on goal, 5 goals, 4.48 expected goals; best chance Rickard Rakell at 0.57 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 102 of 102 attempts · PIT 47 · VGK 55

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 2.58 to 1.90 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 55, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdPITVGKKCRRBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITVGKcontrol2nd3rdKindel · 1st 14:56Chinakhov · 2nd 5:47Rust · 2nd 9:34Rakell · 2nd 15:06Brazeau · 3rd 14:59
  • 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 29%.

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 60:00; most ice Arturs Silovs (60:00) for PIT and Adin Hill (60:00) for VGK, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against VGK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, PIT rows versus VGK columns: 250 matchups; most common Acciari vs Dorofeyev, 9:00 at 0% xGF.

PIT ↓ · VGK →MarnerDorofeyevSmithHertlSaadKolesarEichelBarbashevStoneBowmanSissonsReinhardtHanifinAnderssonTheodoreLauzonMcNabbKorczakL1 MalkinL1 NovakL1 ChinakhovL2 AcciariL2 LizotteL2 DewarL3 RustL3 RakellL3 HayesL4 KindelL4 ManthaL4 BrazeauD1 LetangD1 GirardD2 CliftonD2 SheaD3 KarlssonD3 Wotherspoon
PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatVGKPIT
5641
1.781.02
1.750.99
145
21
3223
+0.102−0.102
39%29%

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. 14:56
    PITBen Kindel (Anthony Mantha)wrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Andersson, Kolesar, BowmanPIT: Karlsson, Mantha, Wotherspoon, Brazeau, Kindel
    VGK 0 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 5:47
    PITEgor Chinakhov (Tommy Novak, Justin Brazeau)wrist0.14 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Smith, Eichel, Lauzon, MarnerPIT: Letang, Novak, Shea, Brazeau, Chinakhov
    VGK 0 – 2 PIT
  2. 9:34
    PITBryan RustPP (Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.48 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Eichel, Lauzon, MarnerPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha
    VGK 0 – 3 PIT
  3. 15:06
    PITRickard RakellPP (Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust)wrist0.57 xG
    VGK: Smith, Hanifin, Andersson, MarnerPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Mantha
    VGK 0 – 4 PIT

3rd period

  1. 14:59
    PITJustin Brazeau (Ben Kindel, Kris Letang)wrist0.03 xG
    VGK: Smith, Barbashev, Hanifin, Andersson, EichelPIT: Karlsson, Mantha, Wotherspoon, Brazeau, Kindel
    VGK 0 – 5 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
Mitch Marner RL1000-120.2700218:35——7581
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1000030.1800017:34——7390
Reilly Smith RL1000-240.2200214:52——7268
Tomas Hertl CL2000-110.3220018:30——6180
Brandon Saad LL2000020.3400016:28——7381
Keegan Kolesar RL2000-100.0091013:53——6881
Jack Eichel CL3000-200.0512018:34——3029
Ivan Barbashev LL3000-100.0820015:58——3940
Mark Stone RL3000000.000006:06——2745
Braeden Bowman RL4000-120.0800016:18——4740
Colton Sissons CL4000000.0020013:05——6736
Cole Reinhardt LL4000000.0030710:18——3322
Noah Hanifin DD1000-210.0201019:57——5059
Rasmus Andersson DD1000-210.0611019:07——5261
Shea Theodore DD2000020.0902019:55——6272
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000-110.0662018:11——4826
Brayden McNabb DD3000-120.1323021:09——5968
Kaedan Korczak DD3000010.0102016:02——6978
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)L22175.7732.5860:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeni Malkin CL1011030.2210018:07——5037
Tommy Novak CL1011+100.0100015:07——4342
Egor Chinakhov RL1101+140.3000014:50——5044
Noel Acciari CL2000000.0002016:04——190
Blake Lizotte CL2000000.0000214:08——261
Connor Dewar CL2000000.0022014:07——200
Bryan Rust RL3112020.6720017:08——5961
Rickard Rakell RL3101020.7412016:50——4552
Avery Hayes RL3000000.0010513:18——3022
Ben Kindel CL4112+230.2402014:23——6086
Anthony Mantha RL4011+220.1420014:04——6966
Justin Brazeau RL4112+310.0312013:01——6082
Kris Letang DD1011+130.0600218:40——7061
Samuel Girard DD1000000.0300017:58——7156
Connor Clifton DD2000000.0051019:32——2716
Ryan Shea DD2000+110.0004018:12——2528
Erik Karlsson DD3022+210.1311021:58——3527
Parker Wotherspoon DD3000+200.0032018:33——3931
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arturs Silovs(start)W22220.10001.9060:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ben Kindel (PIT) 1st 14:56 · assists Anthony Mantha · Rush · carried in · 52.4 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Ben Kindel · 1st 14:56 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
52.4 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Justin Brazeau · 3rd 14:59 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
80.4 mph
Distance
45 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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