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PITPenguins3-3-1 · This season
VGKGolden Knights7-2 · This seasonPenguins at Golden Knights preview
Market win prob.VGK 68%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1VGK has held opponents to 2 or fewer goals in 3 of its last 5 games.
- 2Last meeting: VGK beat PIT 6–2 — Mar 12, 2026.
PIT recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- L10/13@
CHI3–5 - –10/10vs
DAL1–1 - –10/9@
CBJ2–2 - L10/7@
WSH3–5 - L10/5vs
WPG2–3
VGK recent form
Last 5 games (this season)
- W10/15vs
CGY6–2 - W10/13@
NSH5–2 - L10/12@
MIN2–4 - W10/10vs
LAK2–1 - –10/8vs
TOR3–3
Key players

PIT
Erik Karlsson
7 PTS (0 G, 7 A) · 11 shots
7 games · team's last 7 games of 2026-27

VGK
Jack Eichel
16 PTS (5 G, 11 A) · 28 shots
9 games · team's last 9 games of 2026-27
NHL: the team's points leader over its last 10 games this season (last season's final 10 if fewer than 3 played).
Head to head
PIT 1 – 1 VGK · last 2Meetings since the 2025-26 season.
- 3/12/26PIT 2 @ VGK 6
- 3/1/26VGK 0 @ PIT 5
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.