PIT @ VGK Gameday Thread
PIT @ VGK
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Puck drop: Thu Mar 12, 2026 10:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PIT
- Record 4-2-4
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2.8
- Power play 7/37 (18.9%)
- Last game OTL vs CAR (4–4)
VGK
- Record 4-6-0
- Streak L3
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 3.1
- Power play 5/19 (26.3%)
- Last game L vs DAL (1–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-01 VGK 0 @ PIT 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PIT
- Bryan Rust 6 pts · 3 G · 17 SOG
- Erik Karlsson 6 pts · 2 G · 18 SOG
- Yegor Chinakhov 5 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
- Rickard Rakell 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
VGK
- Mitchell Marner 6 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
- Jack Eichel 4 pts · 2 G · 20 SOG
- Pavel Dorofeyev 4 pts · 2 G · 17 SOG
- Ivan Barbashev 4 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PIT 3.27 · VGK 2.94 · Win odds: PIT 55.8% · VGK 44.3% · OT/SO chance: 16.4%
- 3-3 34.7%
- 3-2 33.5%
- 2-2 31.7%
Box Score
PIT 2
Final
VGK 6
2026-03-12
| Stat | PIT | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 6 |
| Shots | 26 | 17 |
| Power Play | 0/3 (0.0%) | 0/2 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 10 | 12 |
| Faceoffs | 19 / 42 | 42 / 19 |
| Blocks | 12 | 20 |
| Saves | 11 | 24 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Benjamin Kindel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rickard Rakell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marner | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colton Sissons | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Braeden Bowman | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shea Theodore | 0 | 1 | 1 |