Vegas Golden Knights vs Pittsburgh Penguins — March 1, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 5-0 on March 1, 2026. Dig into the 5-on-5 data, and VGK had the better of it (5.97 xG to 3.46). Sometimes the bounces just don't go your way. Keep an eye on Smith — 1.37 individual xG on 3 shots at 5-on-5. PIT outshot VGK 23-22.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Vegas Golden Knights vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Mar 1, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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VGK0 - 5PIT

Mar 1, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	18	14	56.3	8	7	53.3	6	5	54.5	15	11	57.7	7	2	77.8	2.29	0.90	71.9	1	0	100.0
	P2	20	23	46.5	15	15	50.0	11	7	61.1	16	18	47.1	5	3	62.5	3.35	2.34	58.9	3	0	100.0
	P3	10	18	35.7	8	13	38.1	6	10	37.5	7	12	36.8	0	5	0.0	0.84	3.94	17.5	1	0	100.0
	Total	48	55	46.6	31	35	47.0	23	22	51.1	38	41	48.1	12	10	54.5	6.48	7.18	47.4	5	0	100.0
VGK	P1	14	18	43.8	7	8	46.7	5	6	45.5	11	15	42.3	2	7	22.2	0.90	2.29	28.1	0	1	0.0
	P2	23	20	53.5	15	15	50.0	7	11	38.9	18	16	52.9	3	5	37.5	2.34	3.35	41.1	0	3	0.0
	P3	18	10	64.3	13	8	61.9	10	6	62.5	12	7	63.2	5	0	100.0	3.94	0.84	82.5	0	1	0.0
	Total	55	48	53.4	35	31	53.0	22	23	48.9	41	38	51.9	10	12	45.5	7.18	6.48	52.6	0	5	0.0

Win Probability

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VGK Favored

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Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

VGK Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

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Goal Against

Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (VGK) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = VGK players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / VGK →	Hertl	Eichel	Sissons	Barbashev	Saad	Reinhardt	Marner	Dorofeyev	Smith	Kolesar	Bowman	Stone	Andersson	Hanifin	Theodore	McNabb	Lauzon	Korczak
Malkin	55	100	100	100	50	—	80	0	60	55	71	100	80	80	75	73	83	60
Acciari	0	40	20	33	0	0	25	29	40	0	33	—	0	0	50	50	60	33
Novak	40	83	—	86	20	—	67	50	67	33	71	67	57	57	67	63	50	60
Kindel	63	100	22	50	44	60	50	60	14	60	100	100	45	71	30	60	100	100
Dewar	0	50	0	50	0	0	38	38	50	0	33	—	0	0	43	67	60	50
Lizotte	0	40	0	40	0	—	33	31	50	0	33	—	0	0	50	60	60	50
Rust	57	57	50	36	100	100	77	57	56	100	43	33	64	90	38	89	83	75
Rakell	50	73	100	67	60	100	82	50	67	60	50	67	89	89	56	58	86	40
Mantha	70	100	67	100	63	100	100	33	67	71	100	100	100	100	43	73	100	100
Chinakhov	33	89	—	89	20	—	100	100	100	33	67	83	57	57	80	71	63	67
Hayes	50	17	100	29	—	100	25	20	29	—	60	33	20	20	60	29	60	29
Brazeau	71	80	50	75	71	100	100	33	50	75	100	67	80	80	60	71	83	83
Karlsson	50	62	29	33	60	—	47	9	29	67	50	33	50	75	20	59	73	50
Letang	33	83	80	71	43	100	80	88	71	0	100	67	50	57	64	71	75	100
Shea	25	60	0	55	20	0	27	17	38	33	33	100	30	33	50	50	67	44
Girard	33	80	100	80	43	100	75	86	80	0	100	67	57	57	67	67	71	100
Clifton	25	64	0	70	20	0	43	25	50	33	33	100	38	43	63	67	75	50
Wotherspoon	42	50	17	45	33	—	17	14	11	57	50	50	33	100	33	50	57	50