Vancouver Television Sports← GAME CENTRE
← NHL / AFTER THE WHISTLE

NHL • October 17, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 6–2

Vegas Golden Knights finished with a 6–2 victory over Pittsburgh Penguins at T-Mobile Arena on October 17, 2026.

NHL / FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins2 — 6Vegas Golden Knights
Pittsburgh PenguinsVegas Golden Knights

How the scoring unfolded

Pittsburgh Penguins recorded 0, 1, 1 across the periods. Its highest-scoring periods were 2 and 3, with 1 goal.

Vegas Golden Knights recorded 3, 2, 1 across the periods. Its highest-scoring period was 1, with 3 goals.

Names behind the numbers

Sidney Crosby contributed 1 goal for Pittsburgh Penguins.

Trevor Connelly contributed 1 goal, 1 assist for Vegas Golden Knights.

Rasmus Andersson contributed 1 goal for Vegas Golden Knights.

The statistical picture

Pittsburgh Penguins — Shots: 24.

Vegas Golden Knights — Shots: 19.

Scoring moments

  1. 1st · 1:06

    Rasmus Andersson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (12), Mark Stone (6)

  2. 1st · 4:02

    Noah Hanifin Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (13), Mark Stone (7)

  3. 1st · 17:46

    Mark Stone Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Trevor Connelly (3), Mitch Marner (8)

  4. 2nd · 5:54

    Sidney Crosby Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tommy Novak (3), Erik Karlsson (9)

  5. 2nd · 7:05

    Trevor Connelly Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none

  6. 2nd · 11:17

    Shea Theodore Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden McNabb (6), Mitch Marner (9)

  7. 3rd · 4:43

    Evgeni Malkin Goal (5) Poke, assists: Tommy Novak (4), Ville Koivunen (3)

  8. 3rd · 17:47

    Brett Howden Goal (4), assists: William Karlsson (3)

Pittsburgh Penguins — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Sidney Crosby000-218:170:210:0017:56221301109660.0312
Connor Dewar010012:580:001:0711:5118010300010.0000
Ben Kindel101-115:370:000:0015:37170204003537.5000
Ville Koivunen000-113:000:000:0013:0016011210000.0200
Andrei Kuzmenko020013:380:000:0013:3816000020000.0000
Blake Lizotte200013:030:001:0411:59180000102625.0100
Evgeni Malkin010-212:510:000:0012:5118150200010.0200
Tommy Novak001-112:410:210:0012:20160321105550.0000
Rickard Rakell101-319:380:210:0019:1722000230000.0000
Nick Robertson000013:330:000:4212:5117040120000.0100
Bryan Rust010-219:020:210:4517:5623030100000.0100
Elmer Soderblom022012:090:000:0012:0916000110000.0100
Pittsburgh Penguins — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Declan Carlile000-121:100:001:0420:0621020110000.0115
Samuel Girard200-211:220:000:4510:3714010000000.0000
Erik Karlsson100-321:560:210:4520:5024001110000.0300
Kaedan Korczak020-223:530:001:0422:4927000100000.0112
Kris Letang110-120:070:000:0020:0724000210000.0300
Spencer Stastney202021:340:000:0021:3427000110000.0000
Pittsburgh Penguins — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Sergei Murashov5190014.737131059:4200
Vegas Golden Knights — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Ivan Barbashev010214:120:000:0014:1216000000000.0300
Braeden Bowman010-114:300:000:0014:3016020010000.0000
Trevor Connelly110114:281:490:0012:3918141200000.0200
Nic Dowd132-116:070:000:2115:46170000005455.6000
Jack Eichel100216:481:490:0014:59180520006460.0200
Marc Gatcomb040-115:200:000:0015:2016010300000.0000
Tomas Hertl061115:221:490:0013:33180401005455.6100
Brett Howden000215:000:000:0015:0018140010010.0012
William Karlsson100213:540:000:2113:33190211208657.1000
Raphael Lavoie000113:300:000:0013:3016000320000.0200
Mitch Marner110217:081:490:0015:1919022100000.0300
Mark Stone001214:491:490:0013:0017172110000.0000
Vegas Golden Knights — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Rasmus Andersson100120:350:000:0020:3528120200000.0200
Dylan Coghlan021-115:460:000:0015:4622000020000.0100
Noah Hanifin001020:470:000:0020:4727120300000.0312
Jeremy Lauzon080118:070:000:0018:0724000000000.0115
Brayden McNabb100420:010:000:2119:4029001120000.0000
Shea Theodore000321:200:000:2120:5928120110000.0100
Vegas Golden Knights — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Adin Hill2240022.917220059:5500
Pittsburgh Penguins — Team statistics
Blocked Shots10
Hits10
Takeaways7
Shots24
Power Play Goals1
Power Play Opportunities1
Power Play Percentage100.0
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won19
Faceoff Win Percent44.2
Giveaways19
Total Penalties3
Penalty Minutes9
Vegas Golden Knights — Team statistics
Blocked Shots7
Hits27
Takeaways6
Shots19
Power Play Goals1
Power Play Opportunities1
Power Play Percentage100.0
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won24
Faceoff Win Percent55.8
Giveaways22
Total Penalties3
Penalty Minutes9