Vegas Golden Knights beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 after three-goal first period

Andersson opens the scoring

Rasmus Andersson opened the scoring 1:06 into the first period, shooting past Sergei Murashov to give Vegas the lead. Jack Eichel then supplied Noah Hanifin on a rush, and Hanifin scored with a shot from the left side to double the advantage.

Mark Stone added the third goal at 17:46, redirecting Trevor Connelly’s power-play shot with his skate. That left Pittsburgh trailing by three after the opening period.

Crosby scores, Connelly answers

Sidney Crosby put Pittsburgh on the board at 5:54 of the second period by redirecting Tommy Novak’s shot on the power play.

The goal cut the deficit to 3–1 and ended Pittsburgh’s stretch of 20 unsuccessful power-play opportunities, giving the Penguins their first goal of the game.

Connelly answered by intercepting Crosby and scoring high on the ensuing rush, restoring Vegas’s three-goal advantage.

His goal came at 7:05 of the second.

Theodore extends the lead

After four-on-four play ended, Brayden McNabb passed across the slot to Shea Theodore. Theodore’s one-timer made it 5–1, giving Vegas a four-goal lead before Pittsburgh scored again.

Malkin scores before awarded goal

Evgeni Malkin scored from the net front early in the third period, cutting Vegas’s lead to 5–2.

The goal came at 4:43 after Novak recovered his own rebound and sent the puck into the crease.

Pittsburgh removed its goalie with 2:29 remaining. William Karlsson sent Brett Howden away with a pass out of the zone, and Kris Letang brought Howden down on the breakaway. Officials awarded an empty-net goal to complete the scoring.

The Penguins finished with their third consecutive defeat, leaving their record at 3–5–1.