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11/03 21:11 CST Tomas Hertl's 2nd goal of the game with 32 seconds remaining
lifts Vegas by Pittsburgh 3-2
Tomas Hertl's 2nd goal of the game with 32 seconds remaining lifts Vegas by
Pittsburgh 3-2
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Tomas Hertl's second goal of the night with 32 seconds left
in regulation lifted the Vegas Golden Knights past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2
on Tuesday night.
Vegas won in Pittsburgh for just the second time in franchise history when
Hertl tipped a pass from Mark Stone past Pittsburgh goaltender Arturs Silovs.
The winner came shortly after the Golden Knights killed a late 5-on-3 power
play.
Pittsburgh forward Tommy Novak, who scored and added an assist during a
third-period rally, was called for tripping shortly after the teams returned to
even strength. Hertl's second power-play goal of the night --- and the second
allowed by the Penguins' penalty kill at home --- sent Pittsburgh to a third
straight loss.
Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights, who found their legs late a
night after a shootout loss in Boston.
Trevor Connelly's breakaway goal with 8:41 left tied it after Novak and Rickard
Rakell had erased a one-goal deficit to briefly give Pittsburgh the lead.
Silovs stopped 20 shots for the Penguins, who lost for the seventh time in nine
games. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby did not record a point and remains tied
with Marcel Dionne for sixth on the NHL's all-time scoring list with 1,771
points.
A little over two weeks after the Golden Knights drilled the Penguins in Las
Vegas, the teams played on more even terms in the rematch.
Hertl's sixth goal of the season late in the first period served as the only
scoring in the first 40 minutes. Mitch Marner picked up the primary assist to
push his points streak to 11 games.
Pittsburgh surged in the third thanks to Novak and Rakell, who scored for a
fourth straight game.
It just wasn't enough on a night the Penguins played without forward Evgeni
Malkin, who sat out with a lower-body injury.
Up next
Golden Knights: Continue their road trip Thursday in Detroit.
Penguins: Welcome Boston to PPG Paints Arena on Thursday.
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