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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
730H
·
20M
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1S
The read
Sidney Crosby has solved Carter Hart before, 8 goals on 40 shots. But Vegas has found Arturs Silovs beatable: .869 on 61 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Sidney Crosby has solved Carter Hart before, 8 goals on 40 shots. But Vegas has found Arturs Silovs beatable: .869 on 61 shots.
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 8 goals on Carter Hart (40 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
8
goals on Carter Hart
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against Vegas — a .869 save % on 61 shots.
.869
SV% vs VGK
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98
career goals