Story byMar 1, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs (37) makes a save against Vegas Golden Knights right wing Pavel Dorofeyev (16) during the second period at PPG Paints Arena (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)Derek HegnaSun, March 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM UTC·1 min readBruce Cassidy asked for at least 40 minutes from the Vegas Golden Knights. He ended up getting zero. On Sunday, nothing went right for the Golden Knights in what turned into a 5-0 blowout loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDespite controlling play for most of a fast first period, the Penguins would be the ones to take the lead early on with Ben Kindel winning a netfront battle. Before the period was over, however, the Golden Knights received a serious scare. Taking a small hit from Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, Golden Knights forward Mark Stone left the ice and headed down to the tunnel with what appeared to be an upper body injury.