NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 3/7/2025

Pittsburgh Penguins (24-30-10, 58 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (37-18-6, 80 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Friday, March 7
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SN0-PIT/SCRIPPS
Radio:
Pittsburgh Penguins – 105.9 The X
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +190
Vegas: -1.5 ML -230
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins dropped their third straight game on Tuesday in a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. They’ve dropped seven of their last eight, averaging 2.75 goals per game while allowing an average of 4.88 goals per game. They are hanging on by a thread in the wild-card race sitting eight points back of the final spot.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights picked up their third straight win with a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. They have won six of their last seven games averaging 3.71 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.43 goals per game.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Beauvillier-Malkin-Tomasino
Heinen-Hayes-Novak
Lizotte-Glass-Acciari

Shea-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Kolyachonok-Graves

Nedeljkovic
Jarry

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Barbashev-Howden-Kolesar
Olofsson-Roy-Lavoie

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Evgeni Malkin this season has 41 points on 12 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 11 times in his career recording 11 points on three goals and eight assists; in two games last season he had a goal and an assist.

Vegas Golden Knights

Ivan Barbashev this season has 40 points on 18 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Penguins 12 times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists; he had two assists in one of the two games last season.   

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D P.O. Joseph – IR

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – IR
RW Cole Schwindt – IR
D Shea Theodore – Out

Next Game:

Pittsburgh – March 9 at Minnesota Wild
Vegas – March 9 vs. Los Angeles Kings

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