Tomas Hertl scored his second power-play goal of the night with 34.1 seconds remaining Tuesday, completing a third-period comeback that gave the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Vegas trailed 2-1 after Rickard Rakell scored midway through the third period, extending his goal streak to four games. Trevor Connelly answered at 11:19, converting a breakaway with a forehand move for his sixth goal of the season.
The decisive opportunity came when Pittsburgh’s Tommy Novak was penalized for tripping Mark Stone. Hertl finished Stone’s cross-crease pass for his seventh goal of the season and team-leading fifth on the power play.
Hertl had opened the scoring at 16:36 of the first period, backhanding the rebound of a Mitch Marner shot into the net. Novak tied the game early in the third by putting in the rebound of Kaedan Korczak’s point shot.
Jack Eichel recorded two assists for Vegas. Adin Hill made 23 saves, while Pittsburgh goaltender Arturs Silovs stopped 20 shots.
The Golden Knights ended a two-game losing streak and won for only the second time in nine franchise games at Pittsburgh. The result also completed a back-to-back for Vegas after a shootout loss at Boston on Monday.
The NHL’s official recap confirms the late power-play winner and the 3-2 final. Vegas finished the comeback after Pittsburgh had taken its first lead in the third period.
Sources: - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/tomas-hertl-scores-ppg-final-minute-knights-top-penguins--flm-2026-11-04/ - NHL official recap: https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-pittsburgh-penguins-game-recap-november-3-2026