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San Jose Sharks 3, Vegas Golden Knights 4 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: San Jose Sharks 3, Vegas Golden Knights 4. Shots on goal: SJS 21, VGK 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 SJS 1-1 VGK; P2 SJS 2-3 VGK; P3 SJS 0-0 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 07:34 Will Smith (assists: Tyler Toffoli, Dmitry Orlov) to make it SJS 1-0 VGK; P1 16:13 Tomas Hertl (assists: Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton) to make it SJS 1-1 VGK; P2 05:36 Colton Sissons (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Cole Reinhardt) to make it SJS 1-2 VGK; P2 07:02 Mitch Marner (assists: Brett Howden, Mark Stone) to make it SJS 1-3 VGK; P2 12:38 Tomas Hertl (assists: Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) to make it SJS 1-4 VGK; P2 14:40 Will Smith (assists: Macklin Celebrini) to make it SJS 2-4 VGK; P2 19:35 William Eklund (assists: Adam Gaudette, Mario Ferraro) to make it SJS 3-4 VGK. Top skaters: Tomas Hertl (VGK) 2 G, 0 A; Will Smith (SJS) 2 G, 0 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Colton Sissons (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 20 saves on 24, decision L; Carl Lindbom (VGK) 18 saves on 21, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· SJS
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG Β· 19:53 TOI
Goals Β· VGK
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 17:22 TOI
Goaltending Β· VGK
18 saves on 21 shots (.857) Β· W
Season highs
Tomas Hertl Β· Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

SJS 1 largest lead P1 7:34 (SJS 1, VGK 0) Β· 2-0 run, P2 14:40–P2 19:35
VGK 3 largest lead P2 12:38 (SJS 1, VGK 4) Β· 4-0 run, P1 16:13–P2 12:38
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:34 Will Smith (Tyler Toffoli, Dmitry Orlov) SJS Β· snap shot Β· SJS 1, VGK 0
  • P1 16:13 Tomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton) VGK Β· wrist shot Β· SJS 1, VGK 1
  • P2 5:36 Colton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Cole Reinhardt) VGK Β· poke shot Β· SJS 1, VGK 2
  • P2 7:02 Mitch Marner (Brett Howden, Mark Stone) VGK Β· wrap-around shot Β· SJS 1, VGK 3
  • P2 12:38 Tomas Hertl (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel) VGK Β· Power play Β· tip-in shot Β· SJS 1, VGK 4
  • P2 14:40 Will Smith (Macklin Celebrini) SJS Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· SJS 2, VGK 4
  • P2 19:35 William Eklund (Adam Gaudette, Mario Ferraro) SJS Β· backhand shot Β· SJS 3, VGK 4

Linescore

123 T
SJS 120 3
VGK 130 4

Shots on goal: SJS 21, VGK 24

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P2 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

SJSVGK
21Shots on goal24
58Shot attempts63
23Faceoff wins36
25Hits6
22Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways4
18Giveaways12
4Penalty minutes4
83.3%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS79521
VGK910524

🎯 Shot Map

San Jose Sharks3 G Β· 35 attempts
Dmitry Orlov: saved (slap)Ty Dellandrea: saved (snap)Ryan Reaves: missed the netWill Smith: goal (snap)Collin Graf: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netNick Leddy: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)Timothy Liljegren: missed the netJohn Klingberg: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: missed the netPhilipp Kurashev: saved (wrist)Ryan Reaves: saved (wrist)Will Smith: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netAdam Gaudette: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: missed the netTyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Will Smith: goal (snap)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netCollin Graf: saved (tip-in)Will Smith: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)William Eklund: goal (backhand)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Adam Gaudette: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)William Eklund: missed the net
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 18Saved51% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net40% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights4 G Β· 43 attempts
Brett Howden: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (tip-in)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: goal (poke)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (wrap-around)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: goal (tip-in)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 20Saved47% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net44% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

SJS skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Will Smith C 202040019:53
William Eklund L 101011119:55
Mario Ferraro D 011+223122:20
Dmitry Orlov D 011-213120:47
Macklin Celebrini C 011+140120:10
Tyler Toffoli C 011+111116:53
Adam Gaudette R 011001014:43
John Klingberg D 000+110323:15
Timothy Liljegren D 000-100421:58
Alexander Wennberg C 000020418:47
Collin Graf R 000-114117:04
Ty Dellandrea C 000-212115:56
Nick Leddy D 000-110115:33
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000-102214:13
Philipp Kurashev C 000-210012:58
Barclay Goodrow C 000002008:14
Ryan Reaves R 000013108:07
Zack Ostapchuk C 000003007:22
SJS goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic L 202483.3458:16
VGK skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tomas Hertl C 202-130017:22
Mitch Marner R 112+120116:31
Colton Sissons C 101+112112:25
Jack Eichel C 011020119:58
Mark Stone R 011+101119:55
Pavel Dorofeyev R 011-101217:29
Brett Howden C 011+120114:39
Ben Hutton D 011+120113:29
Keegan Kolesar R 011+111011:43
Cole Reinhardt L 011+111011:33
Brayden McNabb D 000-120322:44
Shea Theodore D 000+110122:20
Noah Hanifin D 000-110120:49
Zach Whitecloud D 000-120220:22
Ivan Barbashev L 000030017:00
Braeden Bowman R 000010015:16
Kaedan Korczak D 000+300312:54
Alexander Holtz R 000-100012:22
VGK goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom W 182185.7360:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series SJS 0 – 2 VGK
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