Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (21-15-6) at Vegas Golden Knights (26-14-5) – 20 Jan 2024 – 7:00PM PST

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# Pittsburgh [](/r/penguins) Penguins (21-15-6) at Vegas [](/r/goldenknights) Golden Knights (26-14-5)

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##In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|FINAL|

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|0|2|0|2|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|0|0|3|3|

##Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|25|22|14|54.2%|6|8|0/1|8|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|29|16|18|45.8%|3|7|0/4|2|

##Goals

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|09:02|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Ryan Graves (3) wrist shot, assist(s): Erik Karlsson (25), Evgeni Malkin (22)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345285761112)|
|2nd|14:01|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Jake Guentzel (20) snap shot, assist(s): Sidney Crosby (21), Marcus Pettersson (16)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345285268112)|
|3rd|05:18|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Jonathan Marchessault (20) wrist shot, assist(s): Ivan Barbashev (11), Alec Martinez (4)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345287554112)|
|3rd|06:52|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Pavel Dorofeyev (6) wrist shot, assist(s): Chandler Stephenson (17), Mark Stone (32)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345285910112)|
|3rd|09:40|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Even|[Brendan Brisson (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Ivan Barbashev (12), Alex Pietrangelo (17)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6345286790112)|

##Penalties

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|03:16|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Noel Acciari tripping against Chandler Stephenson|
|1st|12:56|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Drew O’Connor tripping against Brayden McNabb|
|2nd|11:20|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|MIN|2|Nicolas Roy holding against Ryan Graves|
|3rd|07:31|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Evgeni Malkin slashing against Ivan Barbashev|
|3rd|19:17|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Bryan Rust slashing against Alex Pietrangelo|

**Officials**

* Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
* Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Ryan Galloway

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|7:00PM|8:00PM|9:00PM|10:00PM|11:00PM|3:00AM|[](/r/hockeymod)

##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Pavel Dorofeyev|Chandler Stephenson|Mark Stone|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jake Guentzel|Sidney Crosby|Rickard Rakell|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Ivan Barbashev|Nicolas Roy|Jonathan Marchessault|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Drew O’Connor|Evgeni Malkin|Bryan Rust|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brendan Brisson|Brett Howden|Paul Cotter|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Colin White|Lars Eller|Valtteri Puustinen|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jonas Rondbjerg|Byron Froese|Keegan Kolesar|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jansen Harkins|Noel Acciari|Jeff Carter|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alec Martinez|Alex Pietrangelo|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Marcus Pettersson|Kris Letang|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|Kaedan Korczak|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Ryan Graves|Erik Karlsson|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Nicolas Hague|Zach Whitecloud|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Pierre-Olivier Joseph|Chad Ruhwedel|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Tristan Jarry|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Isaiah Saville|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Alex Nedeljkovic|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/pittsburgh-penguins/line-combinations/)

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##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|45|26|14|5|57|0.633|3.13|2.67|20.89|79.85|31.67|30.29|49.77|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|42|21|15|6|48|0.571|3.02|2.67|13.67|82.68|33.60|30.55|55.11|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|G|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault|19|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Sidney Crosby|26|
|A|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|31|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Jake Guentzel|27|
|P|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Mark Stone|46|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel|46|
|+/-|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Brayden McNabb|13|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Marcus Pettersson|21|
|PIM|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Keegan Kolesar|34|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Kris Letang|40|
|TOI|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Alex Pietrangelo|24:02|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Kris Letang|24:44|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=5 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Logan Thompson|28|26|15|9|3|0|2.63|0.910|
|[VGK](/r/goldenknights)|Adin Hill|15|15|10|2|2|2|1.93|0.933|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Tristan Jarry|29|28|12|12|4|5|2.48|0.916|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Alex Nedeljkovic|15|13|8|3|2|1|2.66|0.916|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=54 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=5 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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