Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks

SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 5–3 on Thursday, February 8, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vegas Golden Knights 5 51-24-7
at San Jose Sharks 3 45-27-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd 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 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vegas Golden Knights 4 17 12 33
San Jose Sharks 16 9 13 38

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
  2. D. Perron, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
  3. 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 Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime 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 Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 38 35 3 .921 59:49 Win

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime 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 Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
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

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Sources and further reading

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