Penguins 1–2 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Dec 14, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎰 VGK

James Neal

1 G

5 shots · 16:48 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Jon Merrill

1 G

2 shots · 15:02 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Erik Haula

1 A

3 shots · 15:19 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 James Neal Go-ahead 1st · 01:41

Assists: Colin Miller, David Perron · beat Matt Murray

0–1

🐧 Ian Cole Tying 1st · 12:04

Assists: Carl Hagelin, Riley Sheahan · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

3rd period

🎰 Jon Merrill Go-ahead 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Erik Haula · beat Matt Murray

1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Malkin 20:59

L2 Simon · Kessel · Hornqvist 20:26

L3 Hagelin · Sheary · Sheahan 13:13

L4 Rowney · Rust · Reaves 6:35

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:23

D2 Maatta · Ruhwedel 18:06

D3 Cole · Hunwick 16:00

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Perron · Karlsson · Smith 18:46

L2 Neal · Haula · Marchessault 16:10

L3 Bellemare · Eakin · Tuch 13:02

L4 Leipsic · Lindberg · Nosek 9:52

D1 Engelland · McNabb 23:16

D2 Schmidt · Miller 19:58

D3 Theodore · Merrill 16:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT VGK🎰

25 Shots on goal 26

11 Hits 28

16 Blocked shots 22

7 Takeaways 14

4 Giveaways 5

4 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 4.0% (1/25) VGK shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 58:11 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Marc-Andre Fleury

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

PIT VGK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 7-3 (70% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

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PIT vs VGK, answered

Who won Penguins vs Golden Knights on December 14, 2017?

Golden Knights won 2–1. The final score was Penguins 1, Golden Knights 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Ian Cole.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

James Neal, Jon Merrill.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 11 🏔️COL @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🌵ARI 4–2

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 12 🌪️CAR @ 🎰VGK 3–2 AfterDec 17 🐆FLA @ 🎰VGK 2–5

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