Golden Knights Earn Second Straight 6-2 Victory in Clash with Penguins

The Vegas Golden Knights (8-2-0) dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1) to the tune of a 6-2 decision on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
Within a minute into the first period, defenseman Rasmus Andersson opened the scoring with a tight snap shot, assisted by Jack Eichel and Mark Stone. Nearly three minutes later, Noah Hanifin doubled the lead with his second goal of the season, Eichel and Stone contributing once again. After a penalty call against Sidney Crosby late in the period, Captain Mark Stone nets his first of the match with ten seconds left on the power play late in the first period, assisted by rookie Trevor Connelly and Mitch Marner. The Penguins struck back in the second period off a power play. Less than two minutes later, Connelly buries a shot on an unassisted breakaway, top corner, to put Vegas back up by three, with his fourth goal of the season. Shea Theodore gets one on the board for his second of the season, with assists from Brayden McNabb and William Karlsson to make it 5-1 in the second frame.

The final period kicks off with the Penguins scoring their second of the match, with a goal from Ville Koivunen. Vegas closes off the match with an unassisted empty net goal by Brett Howden, for his fourth goal in his last six games.

TOP PERFORMERS
Mark Stone: Stone contributed one goal and two assists in the opening period to extend his point streak to three games and totaling seven points (4G, 3A).

Trevor Connelly: Connelly leads all rookies with four goals in the league.

Adin Hill: Hill finished the night with a .917 save percentage, stopping 22 of 24 shots and goes 4-0 for the second time in his career.

Mitch Marner: Marner is on a six-game point streak with 2 goals and 7 seven assists, including 2 assists tonight.

Shea Theodore: Theodore earned his second goal of the season and posted a +3 rating. 

VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT

Jack Eichel skated in his 700th career NHL game.

Mark Stone and Eichel combined to mark the first time in franchise history two players had multiple assists in the opening five minutes of a game.

Stone is tied for first for the most three-point periods this season. 

The Golden Knights have scored 17 goals in their last three games, and four straight wins at home, 41 goals through 10 games in a season for the second time in franchise history (47 in 2024-25)

WHEN VGK WINS, YOU WIN
Fans can receive six free boneless or traditional wings at any Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant location throughout the greater Vegas metro area with a $10+ qualifying pre-tax purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages, available for two days after any 2026-27 VGK Win.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights will remain at The Fortress for the final battle of a three-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. PT. Catch the action on ESPN, or listen on X 107.9 and 105.7 Maxima. Get your tickets for all Golden Knights home games here.