Penguins 2–5 Golden Knights — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🎰 VGK

Jack Eichel

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:16 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Paul Cotter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:31 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Adin Hill

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 1st · 01:52

Assists: Paul Cotter, William Karlsson · beat Casey DeSmith

0–1

🎰 Jack Eichel 1st · 05:17

Assists: Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith · beat Casey DeSmith

0–2

🎰 Chandler Stephenson PP 1st · 11:20

Assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · beat Casey DeSmith

0–3

2nd period

🎰 Mark Stone 2nd · 19:49

Assists: Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel · beat Casey DeSmith

0–4

3rd period

🐧 Ty Smith 3rd · 04:04

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby · beat Adin Hill

1–4

🎰 Paul Cotter 3rd · 12:05

Assists: Phil Kessel, William Karlsson · beat Casey DeSmith

1–5

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 18:30

Assists: Rickard Rakell, Jake Guentzel · beat Adin Hill

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 19:54

L2 Zucker · Malkin · Rust 18:42

L3 Heinen · Carter · Kapanen 14:39

L4 McGinn · O'Connor · Blueger 9:34

D1 Smith · Dumoulin 21:46

D2 Pettersson · Joseph 18:42

D3 Rutta · Ruhwedel 16:40

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Roy · Smith 18:14

L2 Stephenson · Stone · Amadio 16:40

L3 Karlsson · Cotter · Kessel 13:43

L4 Carrier · Leschyshyn · Kolesar 10:14

D1 Hague · Pietrangelo 23:46

D2 McNabb · Pachal 19:33

D3 Korczak · Hutton 16:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT VGK🎰

40 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

34 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 23

15 Takeaways 13

5 Giveaways 6

2 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 5.0% (2/40) VGK shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Casey DeSmith

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:24 TOI

🎰Golden Knights

Adin Hill

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT VGK

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 0–4

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 12022 🎰VGK @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Mar 112022 🎰VGK @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Jan 172022 🐧PIT @ 🎰VGK 5–3 Jan 72020 🐧PIT @ 🎰VGK 4–3 Oct 192019 🎰VGK @ 🐧PIT 3–0

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PIT vs VGK, answered

Who won Penguins vs Golden Knights on January 5, 2023?

Golden Knights won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Golden Knights 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby, Ty Smith.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Chandler Stephenson, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Paul Cotter, Phil Kessel.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Adin Hill made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 2 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–2 AfterJan 8 🐧PIT @ 🌵ARI 4–1

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeJan 2 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 3–2 AfterJan 7 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 5–1

Also on January 5

🌵ARI 2–6 🔔PHI 🗽NYR 4–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐯NSH 5–3 🌪️CAR 🦑SEA 5–1 🍁TOR 🎵STL 5–3 😈NJD 🦅WSH 6–2 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 2–4 🛢️EDM 🏔️COL 2–4 🐋VAN

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