San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

Sunday, September 26, 2021, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Preseason Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Sunday, September 26, 2021 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
San Jose Sharks	4	32-37-13
at Vegas Golden Knights	2	43-31-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	2	1	4
Vegas Golden Knights	0	1	1	2

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	9	11	8	28
Vegas Golden Knights	6	9	8	23

Three stars

P. Cotter, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
M. Pacioretty, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
A. Hill, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)

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	15:29	San Jose Sharks	Sasha Chmelevski (1)	Scott Reedy (1), William Eklund (1)	Power play	SJS 1, VGK 0
2nd	01:02	San Jose Sharks	Jasper Weatherby (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 2, VGK 0
2nd	03:00	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Cotter (1)	Jack Dugan (1), Brett Howden (1)	Even strength	SJS 2, VGK 1
2nd	07:31	San Jose Sharks	Adam Raska (1)	Jeffrey Viel (1)	Even strength	SJS 3, VGK 1
3rd	00:34	Vegas Golden Knights	Max Pacioretty (1)	Nolan Patrick (1), Chandler Stephenson (1)	Power play	SJS 3, VGK 2
3rd	15:56	San Jose Sharks	Logan Couture (1)	Jasper Weatherby (1), Brent Burns (1)	Power play	SJS 4, VGK 2

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	28	23
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	30	23
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	7	15
Takeaways	8	8
Faceoffs won	30/61 (49.2%)	31/61 (50.8%)

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 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:19
Number 18 L. Pederson	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	50%	16:15
Number 26 J. Weatherby	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	45.5%	17:42
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	100%	15:07
Number 39 L. Couture	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	47.1%	15:01
Number 54 S. Reedy	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	12:55
Number 55 S. Chmelevski	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	4	0	1	100%	15:19
Number 57 A. Raska	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	6	0	0		11:07
Number 63 J. Viel	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:12
Number 72 W. Eklund	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:38
Number 76 J. Dahlen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:29
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	3	0		18:28
Number 22 M. Alt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		16:04
Number 24 J. Megna	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	0	0		20:13
Number 29 G. Laroque	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	0		16:18
Number 38 M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		24:46
Number 61 S. Hatakka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 88 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0		24:24

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 A. Hill	23	21	2	.913	59:46	Win

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 8 J. Dugan	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		18:43
Number 18 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	17:25
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	17:17
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0	41.2%	17:54
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:55
Number 41 N. Patrick	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	62.5%	15:12
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	6	0	0	50%	15:35
Number 47 S. Baertschi	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		13:23
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	03:05
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		16:13
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1		15:47
Number 72 G. Quinney	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	71.4%	14:42
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0		21:59
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		17:36
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		13:33
Number 40 L. Cormier	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		22:34
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		20:41
Number 65 Z. Hayes	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		18:38

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	28	24	4	.857	59:51	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:59	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Dugan	Hooking	2
1st	14:45	Vegas Golden Knights	Zack Hayes	Cross checking	2
2nd	17:42	San Jose Sharks	Adam Raska	Boarding	2
3rd	00:17	San Jose Sharks	Timo Meier	Tripping	2
3rd	01:53	San Jose Sharks	Lane Pederson	Holding	2
3rd	15:50	Vegas Golden Knights	Zach Whitecloud	Slashing	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Bob Boughner
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Jake Brenk, Reid Anderson
Linesmen: Travis Toomey, Bryan Pancich
San Jose Sharks scratches: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, James Reimer, Nick Bonino, Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl, Jacob Jackson, Emil Galimov, Kevin Labanc, Jake Middleton, Nick Merkley, Nicolas Meloche, Mike Robinson, Rudolfs Balcers, Zach Sawchenko, Noah Gregor, Joachim Blichfeld, Dylan Gambrell, Zach Gallant, Radim Simek, Jacob McGrew, Jayden Halbgewachs, MacAuley Carson, Ryan Merkley, Magnus Chrona, Zachary Emond, John Leonard, Montana Onyebuchi, Joel Kellman, Dillon Hamaliuk, Artemi Kniazev, Yegor Spiridonov, Timur Ibragimov, Nikolai Knyzhov, Brandon Coe, Danil Gushchin, Ozzy Wiesblatt, Thomas Bordeleau, Tristen Robins, Ethan Cardwell, Alexander Barabanov, Alexei Melnichuk, Brinson Pasichnuk, Linus Oberg, Alex Young, Timofey Spitserov, Liam Gilmartin, Nick Cicek, Max McCue, Evgenii Kashnikov, Theo Jacobsson, Artem Guryev, Jeremie Biakabutuka
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo, Reilly Smith, Robin Lehner, Laurent Brossoit, William Karlsson, Ben Thomson, Jonathan Marchessault, Jake Bischoff, William Carrier, Patrick Brown, Alex Tuch, Keegan Kolesar, Nicolas Roy, Martins Dzierkals, Nicolas Hague, Jake Leschyshyn, Jonas Rondbjerg, Lucas Elvenes, Jiri Patera, Ben Jones, Dylan Ferguson, Nick Campoli, Ivan Morozov, Connor Corcoran, Brandon Kruse, Peter Diliberatore, Adam McCormick, Brayden Pachal, Isaiah Saville, Kaedan Korczak, Ryder Donovan, Marcus Kallionkieli, Pavel Dorofeyev, Layton Ahac, Mason Primeau, Jacob Gaucher, Brendan Brisson, Maxim Marushev, Noah Ellis, Jackson Hallum, Daniil Miromanov, Daniil Chayka, Jakub Brabenec, Carl Lindbom, Zach Dean, Jakub Demek, Artur Cholach, Marc Lajoie, Lynden McCallum, Daniel D'Amato, Kaleb Pearson

2021-2022 season series

Every San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 9, 2021

Other NHL games on Sep 26

Other NHL games on Sunday, September 26, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Nashville Predators 1 at Florida Panthers 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
San Jose Sharks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Calgary Flames 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Seattle Kraken 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken, Sun, Sep 26, 2021