VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
Final/OT
2—3
2025-03-11 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
L
L
OT
L
W
L
L
L
L
PIT dominated expected goals 2.7 to 2.5 · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVGK xG
2.51
ACTUAL
2 — 3
PIT xG
2.72
Scoring Timeline
0.84
HIGH xG
87
Sidney Crosby(22)
C · PIT · #87
Rickard Rakell (26), Kevin Hayes (9)VGK 0 - 1 PIT
0.62
HIGH xG
87
Sidney Crosby(23)
C · PIT · #87
Rickard Rakell (27)VGK 0 - 2 PIT
0.79
HIGH xG
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(25)
L · VGK · #16
Noah Hanifin (23), Jack Eichel (58)VGK 1 - 2 PIT
0.03
LOW xG
15
Noah Hanifin(9)
D · VGK · #15
Mark Stone (40), Pavel Dorofeyev (16)VGK 2 - 2 PIT
0.03
LOW xG
65
Erik Karlsson(9)
D · PIT · #65
Evgeni Malkin (30), Kris Letang (18)VGK 2 - 3 PIT
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Tristan Jarry
G · PIT · #35
35/37 saves, .945 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★2
35
Ilya Samsonov
G · VGK · #35
14/17 saves, .823 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★3
87
Sidney Crosby
C · PIT · #87
2G, 4 SOG
Team Stats
VGKPIT
37Shots17
2.51xGF2.72
66.7CF%33.3
52.5FO%47.5
1/1PP1/4
10Hits16
9Blocks22
12Giveaways16
10Takeaways4
8PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | VGK SOG | PIT SOG | VGK xG | PIT xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 3 | 0.40 | 1.26 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1.32 | 0.98 |
| 3rd | 18 | 4 | 0.78 | 0.45 |
| OT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 2.50 | 2.72 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 04:36
Victor Olofssonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Erik Karlsson1P 16:57
Tomas Hertlhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Noel Acciari2P 00:04
Nicolas Roytripping (2 min)
Drawn by Evgeni Malkin2P 14:09
Philip Tomasinotripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden McNabb3P 00:47
Zach Whiteclouddelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)