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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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SN-PIT · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN-PIT and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 72026-10-07: at WSH
  2. 82026-10-08: no game
  3. 92026-10-09: at CBJ
  4. 102026-10-10: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: at CHI
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: no game
  10. 162026-10-16: at COL
  11. 172026-10-17: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,937 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: vs TOR
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: vs LAK
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: at MIN
  7. 132026-10-13: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: vs CGY
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series