In Pittsburgh, the visiting Vegas Golden Knights have suffered through a rough patch of late, and Sunday night was no better as the Penguins’ Alex Nedeljkovic made 38 saves in a 3-0 shutout of the Stanley Cup Champions. 
“A little chaotic, a lot of travel, but fun,” Nedeljkovic said. “It was nice to get back out there in Providence. It was about three and a half weeks since I’ve played. Obviously, tonight was a great night as well.
“All around, it was good night. Guys did a great job. They were tying up sticks, getting in lanes, blocking shots.”
Pittsburgh improved to 9-8-0.
Ryan Graves opened the scoring at 2:13 of the first for a 1-0 lead to the Pens.
“It’s nice,” Graves said. “My main objective is not to come here and score goals, but it’s definitely nice if you can chip in. A night like tonight, where you get a goal from me and a goal from [Acciari], I think that makes life easier. Play with a lead, you’re not always depending on our top-six (forwards) to score.”
Noel Acciari scored just past the midway point of the second period for a 2-0 advantage to the Pens.
“We want to put a game on the ice that’s conducive to winning every night,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. “For me, the biggest aspect is making sure you don’t beat yourself.”
The Golden Knights dropped to 13-4-2, off their third loss in the last four games.
At the end of the day, they finished, and we didn’t,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Credit to them. They have two guys that scored their first goal of the year. That’s how you win sometimes, with that type of depth scoring. The reason I know that is because it’s what we do all the time. So, they just did it better than us tonight.”
Evgeni Malkin added a marker into an empty net with 78 seconds left on the game clock for the 3-0 final.
Adin Hill made 30 saves in the loss.
“They’re a good team over there. A lot of experience,” Vegas’ Chandler Stephenson said. “You get those bounces when you have that experience. They create a lot of stuff. To shut out a team like that is pretty tough.”
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