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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to face the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 17, 2026, at 10 p.m. in a matchup of teams trending in opposite directions.
Vegas enters with a 7-2-0 record and 14 points, tops in the Pacific Division. The club has captured six of its last seven contests and outscored opponents 11-4 across wins against Nashville and Calgary. Pittsburgh stands at 3-4-1 with seven points, sixth in the Metropolitan Division.
Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel ranks second in NHL scoring with 16 points, trailing only Connor McDavid. Captain Mark Stone posted a natural hat trick against Calgary and has 11 points in nine games. Brett Howden scored the eighth-fastest goal in franchise history, finding the net 25 seconds into Thursday's contest. The Golden Knights power play, featuring Stone, Eichel, Mitch Marner, Tomas Herl and Shea Theodore, converts at over 25 percent.
Pittsburgh's Sergei Murashov is expected to start after Arturs Silovs stopped 27 of 32 shots Friday against the Avalanche. Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,110th career assist in that game. The Penguins' last road victory in Vegas came in January 2022.
Vegas may scratch defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, who the team called "week-to-week with an upper body injury." The Penguins could sit Egor Chinakhov, who missed Friday with a lower-body issue.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).