Vegas Golden Knights vs Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2, 18 Oct 2026

NHL Sunday, 18 October 2026

Vegas Golden Knights 2nd place · GP 11 · W 8 · PTS 16

6–2 Final

Pittsburgh Penguins 27th place · GP 10 · W 3 · PTS 7

VenueT-Mobile Arena CountryUnited States Kick-off18 Oct · 03:00 BST CompetitionNHL

SportsLife forecast

Made before the match

Our pick

68% Vegas Golden Knights Home

32% Pittsburgh Penguins Away

68% 32%

Our pick Vegas Golden Knights Medium confidence Correct

Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.

NHL

Vegas Golden KnightsPittsburgh Penguins

19Shots on goal24

56%Face-off %44%

1/1Power play1/1

100%Power play %100%

9Penalty minutes9

27Hits10

7Blocked shots10

22Giveaways19

6Takeaways7

NHL

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
M. StoneR	1	2	3	2	1	14:49
T. ConnellyL	1	1	2	1	2	14:28
M. MarnerR	0	2	2	2	1	17:08
J. EichelC	0	2	2	2	0	16:48
N. HanifinD	1	0	1	0	3	20:47
R. AnderssonD	1	0	1	1	2	20:35
W. KarlssonC	0	1	1	2	1	13:54
B. McNabbD	0	1	1	4	1	20:01

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
T. NovakC	0	2	2	-1	1	12:41
E. MalkinC	1	0	1	-2	2	12:51
K. LetangD	0	1	1	-1	2	20:07
S. CrosbyC	1	0	1	-2	1	18:17
E. KarlssonD	0	1	1	-3	1	21:56
B. KindelC	0	0	0	-1	4	15:37
C. DewarC	0	0	0	0	3	12:58
V. KoivunenR	0	0	0	-1	2	13:00

NHL

Time	Team	Scorer	Assists	Score
P1 01:06	VGK	R. Andersson	J. Eichel, M. Stone	1–0
P1 04:02	VGK	N. Hanifin	J. Eichel, M. Stone	2–0
P1 17:46	VGK	M. Stone (PP)	T. Connelly, M. Marner	3–0
P2 05:54	PIT	S. Crosby (PP)	T. Novak, E. Karlsson	3–1
P2 07:05	VGK	T. Connelly	unassisted	4–1
P2 11:17	VGK	S. Theodore	B. McNabb, M. Marner	5–1
P3 04:43	PIT	E. Malkin	T. Novak, K. Letang	5–2
P3 17:47	VGK	B. Howden	W. Karlsson	6–2