Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his 15th career shutout and second this season, Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0.

The actions belied many of the words used by the Pittsburgh Penguins after getting skunked 4-0 by the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his 15th career shutout and second this season, Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0

The Vegas Golden Knights (38-18-6) scored on their first two shots of the third period. The Pittsburgh Penguins (24-31-10) couldn’t score on any of their shots.

The Penguins have nearly lost every game since the 4 Nations Face-Off. They were playing fairly well before that two-week break and theoretically were alive in the playoff race, sitting just 6 points out of a postseason spot. A couple of weeks later, the Penguins are plummeting.

Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist, while Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored for the Golden Knights, who have won four straight. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 23 shots for the Penguins, who lost their fourth straight and have dropped eight of their last nine.

John Tortorella and Boko Imama had a different opinion regarding a questionable hit in the Penguins' 5-4 overtime victory.

Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves in the Vegas Golden Knights' 4-0 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. The shutout was Samsonov’s second of the season and 15th in the NHL.