Penguins Go Bust in Vegas

The Vegas Golden Knights dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 6-2 victory in Las Vegas on Saturday. Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin gave Vegas an early two-goal cushion before Mark Stone added a third. Although Sidney Crosby briefly cut the deficit with a power-play deflection, Trevor Connelly responded 71 seconds later, followed by a Shea Theodore strike to extend Vegas' lead. Evgeni Malkin scored a consolation goal before Vegas sealed the win with an empty-netter.

Penguins rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov endured a difficult outing, saving 19 of 24 shots against a dominant Vegas attack, while Adin Hill made 16 saves for the Golden Knights. Pittsburgh also suffered an injury blow midway through the second period when defenseman Sam Girard crashed into the end boards and was unable to return.