Vegas 5, Pittsburgh 2
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Vegas | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
First Period_1, Vegas, Kessel 7 (Cotter, Karlsson), 1:52. 2, Vegas, Eichel 14 (Roy, Smith), 5:17. 3, Vegas, Stephenson 11 (Eichel, Stone), 11:20 (pp).
Second Period_4, Vegas, Stone 17 (Eichel, McNabb), 19:49.
Third Period_5, Pittsburgh, Smith 1 (Crosby, Guentzel), 4:04. 6, Vegas, Cotter 5 (Kessel, Karlsson), 12:05. 7, Pittsburgh, Crosby 20 (Guentzel, Rakell), 18:30.
Shots on Goal_Pittsburgh 9-20-11_40. Vegas 13-12-6_31.
Power-play opportunities_Pittsburgh 0 of 3; Vegas 1 of 1.
Goalies_Pittsburgh, DeSmith 4-8-2 (31 shots-26 saves). Vegas, Hill 9-3-1 (40-38).
A_18,149 (17,367). T_2:27.
Referees_Marc Joannette, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen_Ryan Gibbons, Matt MacPherson.