
Game No: 490
Started: 2017-12-14 22:07:00
Ended: 2017-12-15 00:34:00
Attendance: 18,029
Three Stars by: AT&T Sportsnet
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:41 | VGK | James Neal | Wrist | 27 | Colin Miller | David Perron | |
| 1 | 12:04 | PIT | Ian Cole | Snap | 23 | Carl Hagelin | Riley Sheahan | |
| 3 | 8:17 | VGK | Jon Merrill | Slap | 40 | Erik Haula | 
#11 Kelly Sutherland
#2 Jon McIsaac
#81 Ryan Daisy
#55 Shane Heyer
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:08 | VGK | Jon Merrill | Interference | 2 | Riley Sheahan | 
| 1 | 14:43 | VGK | Tomas Nosek | Holding | 2 | Dominik Simon | 
| 2 | 5:18 | PIT | Ian Cole | Interference | 2 | James Neal | 
| 2 | 15:05 | VGK | Jon Merrill | Delaying Game-Smothering puck | 2 | |
| 3 | 17:58 | PIT | Chad Ruhwedel | Hooking | 2 | Jonathan Marchessault | 
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | D | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | D | 
| 28 | Ian Cole | D | 
| 30 | Matthew Murray | G | 
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | G | 
| 37 | Carter Rowney | R | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | L | 
| 49 | Dominik Simon | C | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | R | 
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | R | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | C | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 
Coach: Gerard Gallant
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | D | 
| 5 | Deryk Engelland | D | 
| 6 | Colin Miller | D | 
| 13 | Brendan Leipsic | L | 
| 15 | Jon Merrill | D | 
| 18 | James Neal | L | 
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R | 
| 21 | Cody Eakin | C | 
| 24 | Oscar Lindberg | C | 
| 27 | Shea Theodore | D | 
| 29 | Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 
| 30 | Malcolm Subban | G | 
| 41 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | L | 
| 56 | Erik Haula | L | 
| 57 | David Perron | L | 
| 71 | William Karlsson | C | 
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | C | 
| 88 | Nate Schmidt | D | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 
| 92 | Tomas Nosek | L | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Kevin Czuczman | D | 
| 34 | Tom Kuhnhackl | R | 
| 45 | Josh Archibald | R | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ryan Carpenter | C | 
| 47 | Luca Sbisa | D | 
| 77 | Brad Hunt | D | 
| 1 | Goals | 2 | 
| 2 | Assists | 3 | 
| -5 | Plus / Minus | 5 | 
| 2 | Penalties | 3 | 
| 4 | PIM | 6 | 
| 34 | Corsi For | 41 | 
| 45.33 | Corsi % | 54.67 | 
| 25 | Fenwick For | 41 | 
| 37.88 | Fenwick % | 62.12 | 
| 25 | Shots | 26 | 
| 22 | Shots Blocked | 16 | 
| 9 | Missed Shots | 15 | 
| 11 | Hits | 28 | 
| 4 | Giveaways | 5 | 
| 7 | Takeaways | 14 | 
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 22 | 
| 34 | Faceoffs Won | 18 | 
| 18 | Faceoffs Lost | 34 | 
| 65% | Faceoff Percentage | 35% | 
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 10:23 | 1 | |
| 2 | 36:13 | 2 | |
| 3 | 11:43 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins - Vegas Golden Knights | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 10:23 | 
| 2 - 0 | 36:13 | 
| 3 - 0 | 11:43 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Ian Cole | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Matthew Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 37 | Carter Rowney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 49 | Dominik Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 70 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | Deryk Engelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | Colin Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | Brendan Leipsic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | Jon Merrill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | James Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | Cody Eakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 
| 24 | Oscar Lindberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 27 | Shea Theodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Malcolm Subban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 41 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 
| 56 | Erik Haula | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 
| 57 | David Perron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 71 | William Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 
| 88 | Nate Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 92 | Tomas Nosek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 23 | 00:44 | 17:01 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:01 | 
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 26 | 00:44 | 19:12 | 01:41 | 01:02 | 16:29 | 
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 28 | 00:46 | 21:32 | 01:43 | 01:45 | 18:04 | 
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 20 | 00:40 | 13:32 | 00:34 | 01:24 | 11:34 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 12 | 00:40 | 08:09 | 00:00 | 00:32 | 07:37 | 
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | 25 | 00:36 | 15:17 | 00:00 | 00:47 | 14:30 | 
| 28 | Ian Cole | 24 | 00:41 | 16:44 | 00:02 | 00:25 | 16:17 | 
| 37 | Carter Rowney | 10 | 00:39 | 06:35 | 00:00 | 00:36 | 05:59 | 
| 43 | Conor Sheary | 19 | 00:39 | 12:39 | 01:43 | 00:00 | 10:56 | 
| 49 | Dominik Simon | 22 | 00:46 | 17:03 | 01:09 | 00:00 | 15:54 | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | 28 | 00:54 | 25:14 | 04:17 | 02:58 | 17:59 | 
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 26 | 00:48 | 20:59 | 01:43 | 01:00 | 18:16 | 
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 20 | 00:39 | 13:13 | 00:00 | 01:28 | 11:45 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 23 | 00:54 | 20:56 | 04:17 | 01:47 | 14:52 | 
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 22 | 00:55 | 20:26 | 04:17 | 01:00 | 15:09 | 
| 75 | Ryan Reaves | 7 | 00:44 | 05:10 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:10 | 
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 23 | 00:54 | 20:49 | 04:17 | 01:03 | 15:29 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 24 | 00:58 | 23:18 | 04:17 | 02:00 | 17:01 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | 30 | 00:45 | 22:50 | 01:28 | 03:42 | 17:40 | 
| 5 | Deryk Engelland | 29 | 00:49 | 23:42 | 00:18 | 04:00 | 19:24 | 
| 6 | Colin Miller | 25 | 00:43 | 17:59 | 01:41 | 02:00 | 14:18 | 
| 13 | Brendan Leipsic | 12 | 00:53 | 10:43 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:43 | 
| 15 | Jon Merrill | 20 | 00:45 | 15:02 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:02 | 
| 18 | James Neal | 18 | 00:56 | 16:48 | 01:56 | 00:00 | 14:52 | 
| 19 | Reilly Smith | 23 | 00:48 | 18:46 | 02:04 | 01:37 | 15:05 | 
| 21 | Cody Eakin | 17 | 00:49 | 14:09 | 00:18 | 02:25 | 11:26 | 
| 24 | Oscar Lindberg | 12 | 00:49 | 09:52 | 00:00 | 02:25 | 07:27 | 
| 27 | Shea Theodore | 21 | 00:50 | 17:39 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 16:09 | 
| 41 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 17 | 00:46 | 13:02 | 00:18 | 01:43 | 11:01 | 
| 56 | Erik Haula | 18 | 00:51 | 15:19 | 01:48 | 00:15 | 13:16 | 
| 57 | David Perron | 19 | 00:57 | 18:06 | 02:33 | 00:34 | 14:59 | 
| 71 | William Karlsson | 24 | 00:48 | 19:19 | 01:54 | 01:37 | 15:48 | 
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | 20 | 00:48 | 16:10 | 00:51 | 00:00 | 15:19 | 
| 88 | Nate Schmidt | 27 | 00:48 | 21:57 | 02:12 | 02:18 | 17:27 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 14 | 00:55 | 12:55 | 01:09 | 00:00 | 11:46 | 
| 92 | Tomas Nosek | 12 | 00:48 | 09:42 | 00:00 | 01:24 | 08:18 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matthew Murray | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | 
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.857 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Marc-Andre Fleury | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 | 
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |