It was a mouthwatering clash of two titans at T-Mobile Arena and the Vegas Golden Knights dominated large chunks of the game, although they were made to pay for a sluggish start.
Nate Schmidt‘s errant pass was picked off in the neutral zone and Evgeni Malkin backhanded the rebound past Marc-Andre Fleury after Vegas failed to clear the zone.
Patric Hornqvist then took advantage of another rebound as the Penguins scored right off the draw, with the Golden Knights suffering a case of deja vu after also putting up a stinker in the first period against the St.