Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Dorofeyev scores twice, Golden Knights snap 3-game slide with 6-2 win over Penguins
Vegas, which had lost six of seven, snapped a three-game losing streak that dropped them to third place in the Pacific Division.
With Edmonton losing 7-2 in Dallas earlier in the night, the Golden Knights moved into sole possession of second place. The Penguins remained tied with the New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division.
Clinging to a 3-2 lead after the first two periods, the Golden Knights scored twice on their first four shots of the third on goals from Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel to pull away.
Dorofeyev has a career-high 54 points, two more than last season.
Eichel added an assist to go along with his 24th goal of the season. He has six points in his last six games, and goals in three consecutive games.
Colton Sissons and Mitch Marner also scored for the Golden Knights, and Adin Hill made 24 saves. Marner also had an assist, while rookie Braeden Bowman finished with two assists.
Rickard Rakell and Ben Kindel scored for Pittsburgh, and Arturs Silovs stopped 11 shots.
The Penguins had wins in seven of their previous 10 games against Vegas (7-3-0), including a 5-0 victory in Pittsburgh on March 1, when the Knights lost captain Mark Stone to an upper-body injury.
Stone returned to the lineup Thursday night after a five-game absence.
Golden Knights: Host Chicago on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:41 | Colton Sissons Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:02 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (11), Braeden Bowman (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:26 | Rickard Rakell Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Bryan Rust (27), Ryan Shea (22) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:20 | Mitch Marner Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (22) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:22 | Ben Kindel Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Anthony Mantha (25), Ryan Shea (23) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:35 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (48) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:20 | Jack Eichel Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (28), Shea Theodore (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:01 | Brayden McNabb Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (50) |
Statistics
 PIT |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
| 12 | Hits | 27 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 26 | Shots | 17 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 19 | Faceoffs Won | 42 |
| 31.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 68.9 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 23 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 12 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Brazeau, RW | Out | Oct 28 |
| Elmer Soderblom, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Bryan Rust, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Ryan Graves, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,949 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,949 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 26 | 12 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
 Washington |
0 | 5 | 16 | 8 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
 Pittsburgh |
2 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
 Columbus |
0 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
