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
Just 66 seconds 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, Stone scored for the fourth time in two periods, assisted by rookie Trevor Connelly and Mitch Marner.

The Penguins struck back in the second period off a power play, but less than two minutes later, Connelly buried a shot on an unassisted breakaway, top corner, to put Vegas back up by three, with his fourth goal of the season to lead all rookies. Shea Theodore then tallied on a one-timer 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 kicked off with the Penguins scoring their second of the match, with a goal from Ville Koivunen. Vegas closed out the victory, though, 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, totaling seven points (4G, 3A).

Trevor Connelly: Connelly leads all NHL rookies with four goals and seven points.

Adin Hill: Hill finished the night with a .917 save percentage, stopping 22 of 24 shots to start his season on a four-game win streak.

Mitch Marner: Marner is on a six-game point streak with two goals and seven seven assists, including a pair of helpers on Saturday.

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

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 in the NHL for the most three-point periods this season. 

The Golden Knights have scored 17 goals in their last three games, and have four straight wins at home, with 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.