Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
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Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 5–3 on Thursday, February 8, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| San Jose Sharks |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
4 |
17 |
12 |
33 |
| San Jose Sharks |
16 |
9 |
13 |
38 |
Three stars
- M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
- D. Perron, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
- B. Burns, San Jose Sharks (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:40 |
San Jose Sharks |
Joe Pavelski (11) |
Brent Burns (36), Timo Meier (7) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, SJS 1 |
| 1st |
14:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Erik Haula (21) |
David Perron (35), Colin Miller (22) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, SJS 1 |
| 2nd |
00:37 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Karlsson (29) |
Jonathan Marchessault (34), Reilly Smith (28) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, SJS 1 |
| 2nd |
11:47 |
San Jose Sharks |
Timo Meier (13) |
Brent Burns (37), Chris Tierney (12) |
Power play |
VGK 2, SJS 2 |
| 3rd |
07:45 |
San Jose Sharks |
Joe Pavelski (12) |
Brent Burns (38), Logan Couture (18) |
Power play |
VGK 2, SJS 3 |
| 3rd |
09:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brayden McNabb (3) |
Oscar Lindberg (2), Cody Eakin (13) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, SJS 3 |
| 3rd |
15:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
James Neal (24) |
David Perron (36), Colin Miller (23) |
Even strength |
VGK 4, SJS 3 |
| 3rd |
18:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault (20) |
Reilly Smith (29), Nate Schmidt (21) |
Power play, Empty net |
VGK 5, SJS 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
San Jose Sharks |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
38 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
18 |
10 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/73 (45.2%) |
40/73 (54.8%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:54 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 21 C. Eakin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
11:24 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 40 R. Carpenter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:50 |
| Number 41 P. Bellemare |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:19 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
47.8% |
18:47 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
17:26 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28.6% |
16:57 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:41 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:39 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 77 B. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:50 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
38 |
35 |
3 |
.921 |
59:49 |
Win |
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Pavelski |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
68.2% |
19:55 |
| Number 23 B. Goodrow |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:26 |
| Number 27 J. Donskoi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:55 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 39 L. Couture |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 42 J. Ward |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:19 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
21:46 |
| Number 50 C. Tierney |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:26 |
| Number 62 K. Labanc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 65 D. O'Regan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
08:14 |
| Number 68 M. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:58 |
| Number 89 M. Boedker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:21 |
| Number 4 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 44 M. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:00 |
| Number 47 J. Ryan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 61 J. Braun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 74 D. DeMelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 88 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:59 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 M. Jones |
32 |
28 |
4 |
.875 |
59:12 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:19 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:02 |
San Jose Sharks |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:13 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Cody Eakin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:46 |
San Jose Sharks |
Melker Karlsson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:09 |
San Jose Sharks |
Mikkel Boedker |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:47 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alex Tuch |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:11 |
San Jose Sharks |
Chris Tierney |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:47 |
San Jose Sharks |
Dylan DeMelo |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Gerard Gallant
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Referees
- Kyle Rehman, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Kiel Murchison
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Jason Garrison
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Jannik Hansen, Tim Heed
2017-2018 season series
Every Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks game in the 2017-2018 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
San Jose Sharks
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Nov 24, 2017
|
Vegas Golden Knights
5
at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Vegas Golden Knights
1
at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 22, 2018
|
San Jose Sharks
2
at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Mar 31, 2018
|
San Jose Sharks
0
at Vegas Golden Knights
7
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Apr 26, 2018
|
San Jose Sharks
4
at Vegas Golden Knights
3
|
Final/2OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Apr 28, 2018
|
Vegas Golden Knights
4
at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Apr 30, 2018
|
Vegas Golden Knights
0
at San Jose Sharks
4
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Wed, May 2, 2018
|
San Jose Sharks
3
at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, May 4, 2018
|
Vegas Golden Knights
3
at San Jose Sharks
0
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Sun, May 6, 2018
|
Other NHL games on Feb 8
Other NHL games on Thursday, February 8, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
New York Islanders
3
at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Calgary Flames
3
at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at Philadelphia Flyers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Nashville Predators
3
at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Vancouver Canucks
2
at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Colorado Avalanche
1
at St. Louis Blues
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Arizona Coyotes
4
at Minnesota Wild
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Dallas Stars
4
at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 8, 2018
|
Sources and further reading