Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Vegas Golden Knights 6: final score and stats
Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 to Vegas Golden Knights 6, on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Vegas Golden Knights vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLThursday, March 12, 2026
DateMar 12, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
TVESPN+
Attendance17,949
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsVegas Golden Knights
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
32-18-15Record30-22-14
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Pacific Division
2-8Road record / home record6-3
LWLLLLast 5WWWLL
L1StreakW3
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsVegas Golden Knights
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveVegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 14:03 | 1:47 | 2:10 | 10:06 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:32 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 16:12 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 10:45 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 8:31 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:47 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 10:21 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 8:31 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:08 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 16:39 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:43 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 16:31 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 | 4:21 | 1:44 | 15:59 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:08 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 15:06 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 13:32 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 26:26 | 4:16 | 1:17 | 20:53 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 | 3:31 | 1:09 | 19:11 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:16 | 0:13 | 2:43 | 16:20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 12:55 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 17:23 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .688 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 53:02 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:47 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:32 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 11:52 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nic Dowd | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 11:33 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:51 | 3:36 | 2:14 | 14:01 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:07 | 3:38 | 0:10 | 13:19 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:24 | 3:55 | 11:40 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:11 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:47 | 3:47 | 0:39 | 13:21 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colton Sissons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 10:34 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:35 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 11:22 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:52 | 3:47 | 0:13 | 13:52 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 0:22 | 0:56 | 17:40 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Hanifin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:43 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 19:04 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 0:00 | 4:21 | 12:20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23:39 | 0:00 | 4:20 | 19:19 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:14 | 0:13 | 0:46 | 19:15 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adin Hill | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .923 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Vegas Golden Knights won, 6-2, on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights?
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Vegas Golden Knights 6.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Rickard Rakell (1 goals). Vegas Golden Knights: Pavel Dorofeyev (2 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights played?
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
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