VGK 4–0 PIT Final · W
Golden Knights/Schedule/Recap Sat, Mar 8, 2025 · 2024-25 regular season
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 38-18-6
4–0
FinalW
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 24-31-10
1ST2ND3RDT VGK 1619212427 PIT 090904022 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
VGK 38-18-6 · PIT 24-31-10 · First meeting this season — the Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Golden Knights beat the Penguins

The Golden Knights earned it: 4.2 expected goals to 1.7, and a 4–0 win to show for it. Ilya Samsonov stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 4.2 expected goals to 1.7, on 27 and 22 shots on goal.

VGK 4.2 xG · 27 shots PIT 1.7 xG · 22 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st 1.2 · 0.6
2nd 0.9 · 0.8
3rd · the swing 2.0 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Golden Knights win 84.
VGK 84%PIT 16%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 0 penalties
← Golden Knights shoot this way Penguins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
12:58 Tanner Pearson GWG
Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (41%)
1–0
2nd period
2
04:38 Ivan Barbashev
Mark Stone, Nicolas Hague · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2–0
3rd period
3
02:00 Brandon Saad
Tomas Hertl, Brayden McNabb · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
3–0
4
02:54 Mark Stone
Tanner Pearson, Jack Eichel · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
4–0
No penalties
Goaltending
+1.7
vs expected
22/22 saves · 0 GA · 1.7 xGA Stopped 1.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.2
vs expected
23/27 saves · 4 GA · 4.2 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team VGKPIT
Shots on goal
27
22
Expected goals
4.2
1.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0