Penguins 2, Golden Knights 6 — October 17, 2026: recap and analysis

PITPIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
3-4-1 · L2 · L10: 3-4-1
L
L
W
SO
L
L
W
W
Final
2—6
Oct 17, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena
VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
7-2-0 · W2 · L10: 7-2-0
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W

Final score: Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Vegas Golden Knights 6. Golden Knights won with fewer expected goals, 2.30 to 3.33. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Adin Hill (22/24 saves, .917 SV%, +0.9 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 68% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
PIT xG
3.33
ACTUAL
2 — 6
VGK xG
2.30
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.16
HIGH xG
VGK1P 01:06Even Strength
PIT 0 - 1 VGK
0.13
HIGH xG
VGK1P 04:02Even Strength
PIT 0 - 2 VGK
0.40
HIGH xG
VGK1P 17:46Power Play
PIT 0 - 3 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
PIT2P 05:54Power Play
PIT 1 - 3 VGK
0.12
HIGH xG
VGK2P 07:05Even Strength
Trevor Connelly
24
Trevor Connelly(4)
L · VGK · #24
PIT 1 - 4 VGK
0.16
HIGH xG
VGK2P 11:17Even Strength
PIT 1 - 5 VGK
0.82
HIGH xG
PIT3P 04:43Even Strength
PIT 2 - 5 VGK
VGK3P 17:47Even StrengthEN
PIT 2 - 6 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Adin Hill
33
Adin Hill
G · VGK · #33
22/24 saves, .917 SV%, +0.9 GSAX
★2
Mark Stone
61
Mark Stone
R · VGK · #61
1G, 2A, 1 SOG
★3
Trevor Connelly
24
Trevor Connelly
L · VGK · #24
1G, 1A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

PITVGK
24Shots19
3.33xGF2.30
55.65v5 CF%44.4
44.2FO%55.8
1/1PP1/1
10Hits27
10Blocks7
19Giveaways22
7Takeaways6
9PIM9

Period Breakdown

PeriodPIT SOGVGK SOGPIT xGVGK xG
1st8100.911.23
2nd660.760.54
3rd1041.660.53
Total24203.332.30

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 05:39
VGK
Jeremy LauzonFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Declan Carlile
1P 05:39
PIT
Declan CarlileFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
1P 15:57
PIT
Sidney CrosbyTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mitch Marner
2P 05:33
VGK
Noah HanifinInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Kindel
2P 09:14
VGK
Brett HowdenTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Samuel Girard
2P 09:14
PIT
Kaedan KorczakHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Brett Howden

Lineups