San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

Sunday, September 30, 2018, 8:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Preseason Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 5–2 on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
San Jose Sharks	2	46-27-9
at Vegas Golden Knights	5	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	1	1	2
Vegas Golden Knights	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	11	14	35
Vegas Golden Knights	8	14	5	27

Three stars

T. Nosek, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
N. Holden, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
P. Bellemare, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:44	Vegas Golden Knights	Nick Holden (1)	Jonathan Marchessault (4)	Even strength	SJS 0, VGK 1
2nd	05:41	San Jose Sharks	Erik Karlsson (1)	Kevin Labanc (4), Timo Meier (3)	Power play	SJS 1, VGK 1
2nd	09:39	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek (1)	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2)	Shorthanded	SJS 1, VGK 2
2nd	11:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith (2)	William Karlsson (4), Colin Miller (2)	Power play	SJS 1, VGK 3
2nd	17:10	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	SJS 1, VGK 4
3rd	01:42	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek (2)	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (3)	Shorthanded	SJS 1, VGK 5
3rd	16:28	San Jose Sharks	Kevin Labanc (2)	Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1), Tomas Hertl (4)	Power play	SJS 2, VGK 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	35	27
Power play	2 of 6	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	16
Hits	26	20
Blocked shots	10	18
Giveaways	12	8
Takeaways	11	21
Faceoffs won	31/69 (44.9%)	38/69 (55.1%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	-3	2	3	3	0	0	41.7%	16:28
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	6	2	0	50%	19:10
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	40%	15:27
Number 20 M. Sorensen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:14
Number 23 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	11:18
Number 27 J. Donskoi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:12
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	1	0	50%	17:38
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	0	0	100%	16:25
Number 40 A. Suomela	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	16.7%	13:43
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0	50%	15:29
Number 62 K. Labanc	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	0	1		13:27
Number 68 M. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:53
Number 4 B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:56
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0		17:01
Number 47 J. Ryan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		15:15
Number 61 J. Braun	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		17:49
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1	0	1		25:23
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	-4	0	3	1	1	0		22:18

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 M. Jones	27	22	5	.815	59:48	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1		15:59
Number 23 D. Carr	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		09:13
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	44.4%	16:17
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	52.9%	17:05
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	14:57
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	3	0	58.3%	11:40
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	+1	4	3	1	0	0		16:48
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	70.6%	16:12
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	2	0		11:14
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0	42.9%	16:15
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		08:42
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0	0		14:57
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	3	0		20:14
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	1	0		20:53
Number 6 C. Miller	D	0	1	1	0	4	0	4	0	0		17:05
Number 15 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	5	0		17:23
Number 22 N. Holden	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	1	0		17:24
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1	0		22:47

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Ryan Reaves	Cross checking	2
1st	06:17	San Jose Sharks	Evander Kane	Cross checking	2
1st	15:48	San Jose Sharks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	04:12	Vegas Golden Knights	Ryan Reaves	Throwing equipment	2
2nd	07:02	San Jose Sharks	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	08:56	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty	Slashing	2
2nd	11:17	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski	Hooking	2
2nd	15:17	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Slashing	2
3rd	01:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Jon Merrill	High sticking	2
3rd	11:59	Vegas Golden Knights	Colin Miller	Roughing	2
3rd	14:33	Vegas Golden Knights	Colin Miller	Tripping	2
3rd	18:02	San Jose Sharks	Evander Kane	Tripping	2
3rd	18:29	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty	Hooking	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Peter DeBoer
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Bryan Pancich
San Jose Sharks scratches: Tim Heed, Aaron Dell, Jacob Jackson, Emil Galimov, Michael Brodzinski, Maxim Letunov, Alex Schoenborn, Kyle Wood, Rourke Chartier, Francis Perron, Jake Middleton, Cody Donaghey, Jonathon Martin, Jeremy Roy, Mike Robinson, Karlis Cukste, Marcus Vela, Jake Kupsky, Cavan Fitzgerald, Noah Gregor, Manuel Wiederer, Joachim Blichfeld, Dylan Gambrell, Justin Brazeau, Tim Clifton, Mario Ferraro, Sasha Chmelevski, Scott Reedy, Nick DeSimone, Filip Sandberg, Radim Simek, Jacob McGrew, Ivan Chekhovich, Jayden Halbgewachs, Josef Korenar, Alexander True, Vincent Praplan, Lukas Radil, Ryan Merkley, Zachary Emond, Linus Karlsson, Jasper Weatherby, John Leonard, Jake Gricius, Maximilliam Paddock, Kyle Topping, Vladislav Kotkov
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: David Clarkson, Brandon Pirri, Cody Eakin, Erik Haula, Curtis McKenzie, Brooks Macek, T.J. Tynan, Maxime Lagace, Jimmy Oligny, Tomas Hyka, Brad Hunt, Griffin Reinhart, Oscar Dansk, Stefan Matteau, Jake Bischoff, Nikita Gusev, Nate Schmidt, Zachary Leslie, Zach Fucale, William Carrier, Reid Duke, Keegan Kolesar, Alex Gallant, Dylan Coghlan, Gage Quinney, Nicolas Hague, Jake Leschyshyn, Cody Glass, Jonas Rondbjerg, Maksim Zhukov, Lucas Elvenes, Erik Brannstrom, Jack Dugan, Jiri Patera, Ben Jones, Dylan Ferguson, Nick Campoli, Zach Whitecloud, Xavier Bouchard, Stanislav Demin, Ivan Morozov, Connor Corcoran, Jordan Kooy, Paul Cotter, Brandon Kruse, Peter Diliberatore, Reece Harsch, Martin Bodak, Ryan Chyzowski, Brett Kemp, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Luke Burghardt, Schael Higson

2018-2019 season series

Every San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Sep 22, 2018
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Sep 30, 2018

Other NHL games on Sep 30

Other NHL games on Sunday, September 30, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Sep 30, 2018
St. Louis Blues 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Dallas Stars 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sun, Sep 30, 2018