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Vegas Golden Knights 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 31, SJS 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 SJS; P2 VGK 1-1 SJS; P3 VGK 1-1 SJS; OT VGK 1-0 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 05:31 Jeff Skinner (assists: Ty Dellandrea, Shakir Mukhamadullin) to make it VGK 0-1 SJS; P1 08:09 Brett Howden (assists: Keegan Kolesar, Ben Hutton) to make it VGK 1-1 SJS; P2 06:59 Alexander Wennberg (assists: William Eklund, John Klingberg) to make it VGK 1-2 SJS; P2 14:22 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 2-2 SJS; P3 02:59 Philipp Kurashev (assists: Dmitry Orlov, Shakir Mukhamadullin) to make it VGK 2-3 SJS; P3 18:26 Jack Eichel (assists: Mark Stone, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 3-3 SJS; OT 01:24 Reilly Smith (assists: Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 4-3 SJS. Top skaters: Jack Eichel (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Shakir Mukhamadullin (SJS) 0 G, 2 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 27 saves on 31, decision O; Akira Schmid (VGK) 20 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Jack Eichel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 22:34 TOI
Goals · VGK
Pavel Dorofeyev
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:10 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Akira Schmid
20 saves on 23 shots (.870) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 1 largest lead OT 1:24 (VGK 4, SJS 3) · 2-0 run, P3 18:26–OT 1:24
SJS 1 largest lead P1 5:31 (VGK 0, SJS 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:31 Jeff Skinner (Ty Dellandrea, Shakir Mukhamadullin) SJS · bat shot · VGK 0, SJS 1
  • P1 8:09 Brett Howden (Keegan Kolesar, Ben Hutton) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, SJS 1
  • P2 6:59 Alexander Wennberg (William Eklund, John Klingberg) SJS · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, SJS 2
  • P2 14:22 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 2, SJS 2
  • P3 2:59 Philipp Kurashev (Dmitry Orlov, Shakir Mukhamadullin) SJS · tip-in shot · VGK 2, SJS 3
  • P3 18:26 Jack Eichel (Mark Stone, Tomas Hertl) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 3, SJS 3
  • OT 1:24 Reilly Smith (Shea Theodore) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 4, SJS 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1111 4
SJS 1110 3

Shots on goal: VGK 31, SJS 23

📋 Team Stats

VGKSJS
31Shots on goal23
65Shot attempts50
37Faceoff wins28
22Hits22
17Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals1
1Takeaways5
17Giveaways23
8Penalty minutes8
87.0%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK10118231
SJS968023

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 47 attempts
Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Ben Hutton: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: goal (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (deflected)William Karlsson: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: missed the netKeegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netWilliam Karlsson: saved (backhand)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Brandon Saad: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (snap)Mark Stone: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netZach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (slap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Mark Stone: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (slap)William Karlsson: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netJack Eichel: goal (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved57% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net34% of attempts
San Jose Sharks3 G · 35 attempts
Dmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Jeff Skinner: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (tip-in)Ty Dellandrea: saved (deflected)Jeff Skinner: saved (bat)Jeff Skinner: goal (bat)Macklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (snap)Timothy Liljegren: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)Nick Leddy: missed the netWill Smith: missed the netPhilipp Kurashev: saved (deflected)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netTyler Toffoli: missed the netWill Smith: saved (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (wrist)Alexander Wennberg: goal (wrist)John Klingberg: saved (wrist)Mario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Timothy Liljegren: missed the netMario Ferraro: saved (wrist)Collin Graf: saved (wrist)Shakir Mukhamadullin: missed the netPhilipp Kurashev: goal (tip-in)Jeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Jeff Skinner: missed the netTy Dellandrea: saved (wrist)Philipp Kurashev: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netJohn Klingberg: missed the netWilliam Eklund: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 20Saved57% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net34% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Eichel C 112+132122:34
Mark Stone R 022+112219:22
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101040018:10
Reilly Smith R 101+130013:21
Brett Howden C 101022009:53
Shea Theodore D 011+230424:52
Tomas Hertl C 011021017:53
Ben Hutton D 011011014:28
Keegan Kolesar R 011011109:44
Mitch Marner R 000+222022:25
Brayden McNabb D 000002621:15
Jeremy Lauzon D 000-113118:18
Zach Whitecloud D 000-111115:13
Brandon Saad L 000-110014:53
Kaedan Korczak D 000022014:50
William Karlsson C 000020114:35
Ivan Barbashev L 000013014:13
Colton Sissons C 000010011:51
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid W 202387.0360:15
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 022+100112:45
Philipp Kurashev C 101+132119:38
Alexander Wennberg C 101-120217:58
Jeff Skinner L 101+132010:40
John Klingberg D 011-130022:24
Dmitry Orlov D 011+112021:41
William Eklund L 011-111017:27
Ty Dellandrea C 011+224116:06
Macklin Celebrini C 000-110022:15
Nick Leddy D 000000221:01
Will Smith C 000-121120:34
Mario Ferraro D 000-120218:39
Timothy Liljegren D 000-101218:32
Collin Graf R 000+210017:05
Tyler Toffoli C 000-121014:45
Barclay Goodrow C 000-102210:27
Adam Gaudette R 000-101009:37
Ryan Reaves R 000-105006:31
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic O 273187.1461:24

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 1 – 0 SJS
After this game
Vegas Golden Knights 1-0-1 W1 L10 1-0-1 Next game recap: @ SEA · Sat, Oct 11
San Jose Sharks 0-0-1 L1 L10 0-0-1 Next game recap: vs ANA · Sat, Oct 11

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