PIT @ VGK Gameday Thread
PIT @ VGK
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 17, 2026 10:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PIT
- Record 2-7-1
- Streak L6
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.9 · 3.1
- Power play 4/28 (14.3%)
- Last game L vs COL (0–0)
VGK
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 2.1
- Power play 7/32 (21.9%)
- Last game L vs CGY (0–0)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-12 PIT 2 @ VGK 6
- 2026-03-01 VGK 0 @ PIT 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PIT
- Erik Karlsson 4 pts · 0 G · 8 SOG
- Samuel Girard 4 pts · 0 G · 6 SOG
- Bryan Rust 3 pts · 3 G · 8 SOG
- Sidney Crosby 3 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
VGK
- Mark Stone 7 pts · 4 G · 11 SOG
- Mitch Marner 7 pts · 1 G · 12 SOG
- Jack Eichel 6 pts · 3 G · 20 SOG
- Brett Howden 5 pts · 3 G · 9 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PIT 2.54 · VGK 3.37 · Win odds: PIT 34.6% · VGK 65.4% · OT/SO chance: 16.4%
- 2-3 36.2%
- 3-3 32.3%
- 2-2 31.5%
Box Score
PIT 2
Final
VGK 6
2026-10-17
| Stat | PIT | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 6 |
| Shots | 24 | 19 |
| Power Play | 1/1 (100.0%) | 1/1 (100.0%) |
| PIM | 9 | 9 |
| Faceoffs | 19 / 24 | 24 / 19 |
| Blocks | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 13 | 22 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sidney Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kris Letang | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Trevor Connelly | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noah Hanifin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rasmus Andersson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mitch Marner | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |