Vegas Golden Knights at Pittsburgh Penguins: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Golden Knights beat Penguins 3–2
🚨T. Hertl scored the game-winner on the power play at 19:25 of the third.
📈A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
🧤A. Hill stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920) for the win.
⚡Power play: VGK 2/4, PIT 0/6.
⭐T. Hertl led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.
📊HabsMetrics model had the Golden Knights as 51% favourites — it called this one.
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice.
Team DefensePIT allowing +5% vs league average, VGK -5%.-0.31
InjuriesPIT without Evgeni Malkin, Elmer Soderblom, Bryan Rust.-0.21
RestVGK on the second night of a back-to-back.+0.18
Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +5% applied to PIT.+0.14
Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.+0.09
Team OffensePIT scoring +4% vs league average, VGK +3% (time-weighted goal model).+0.03
Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Arturs Silovs (PIT) -0.03 g/gm; Carter Hart (VGK) -0.02 g/gm.-0.01
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice