Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, October 9, 2021, 8:00 PM ET SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose Preseason Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–0 on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vegas Golden Knights	0	43-31-8
at San Jose Sharks	4	32-37-13

Goals by period

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

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	6	9	10	25
San Jose Sharks	6	16	12	34

Three stars

A. Hill, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)
W. Eklund, San Jose Sharks (1 goal)
K. Labanc, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)

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	01:27	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Dahlen (1)	Timo Meier (2), Erik Karlsson (2)	Even strength	VGK 0, SJS 1
1st	06:37	San Jose Sharks	Kevin Labanc (2)	Jasper Weatherby (2), Tomas Hertl (2)	Power play	VGK 0, SJS 2
2nd	03:32	San Jose Sharks	William Eklund (1)	Rudolfs Balcers (3), Erik Karlsson (3)	Even strength	VGK 0, SJS 3
3rd	09:36	San Jose Sharks	Brent Burns (2)	Kevin Labanc (1), Matt Nieto (1)	Even strength	VGK 0, SJS 4

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	25	34
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	31	34
Blocked shots	8	14
Giveaways	6	18
Takeaways	11	17
Faceoffs won	20/45 (44.4%)	25/45 (55.6%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	13:28
Number 18 P. Krebs	C	-1	0	0	0	0		14:13
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	1	2	0		16:32
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	2	0	0	23.1%	15:33
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	2	0	0		14:09
Number 41 N. Patrick	C	-1	2	0	1	1	75%	15:14
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	1	1		11:40
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	-2	0	2	6	0		15:13
Number 63 E. Dadonov	L	-1	0	1	0	0		13:58
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	1	0	0		14:53
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	-2	0	1	1	0	63.6%	16:10
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	-2	0	3	1	0	100%	15:06
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	-1	0	0	1	2		09:24
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	-1	0	3	10	1		20:06
Number 6 K. Korczak	D	-2	0	2	3	0		23:00
Number 14 N. Hague	D	-1	2	0	2	2		20:19
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	-1	2	2	2	0		24:00
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	3	0	1		20:58

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 90 R. Lehner	34	30	4	.882	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	1	4	1	0		12:42
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0	72.7%	17:49
Number 18 L. Pederson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	100%	16:40
Number 26 J. Weatherby	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	57.1%	15:35
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:56
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0	0	58.3%	14:39
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	41.7%	15:54
Number 62 K. Labanc	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	3	0	1		14:48
Number 72 W. Eklund	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:45
Number 76 J. Dahlen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0	0		12:18
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:33
Number 92 R. Balcers	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:35
Number 21 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	3	0		16:42
Number 38 M. Ferraro	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		21:57
Number 51 R. Simek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:05
Number 61 S. Hatakka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		16:50
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	1	0		20:11
Number 88 B. Burns	D	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	3	0		24:04

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 A. Hill	25	25	0	1.000	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:24	Vegas Golden Knights	Alec Martinez	Tripping	2
1st	17:50	San Jose Sharks	Jake Middleton	Interference	2
2nd	04:29	Vegas Golden Knights	Nolan Patrick	Tripping	2
3rd	04:52	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Hague	Tripping	2
3rd	05:06	San Jose Sharks	Erik Karlsson	Hooking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
San Jose Sharks head coach: Bob Boughner
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Mitch Hunt, Brandon Gawryletz
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone, Sven Baertschi, Jake Bischoff, Shea Theodore, William Carrier, Patrick Brown, Alex Tuch, Nicolas Roy, Martins Dzierkals, Brett Howden, Gage Quinney, Lucas Elvenes, Jack Dugan, Jiri Patera, Ben Jones, Dylan Ferguson, Nick Campoli, Logan Thompson, Ivan Morozov, Connor Corcoran, Paul Cotter, Brandon Kruse, Peter Diliberatore, Adam McCormick, Brayden Pachal, Isaiah Saville, Ryder Donovan, Marcus Kallionkieli, Pavel Dorofeyev, Layton Ahac, Mason Primeau, Jacob Gaucher, Zack Hayes, Lukas Cormier, Brendan Brisson, Maxim Marushev, Jesper Vikman, 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
San Jose Sharks scratches: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Evander Kane, Jaycob Megna, Jacob Jackson, Emil Galimov, Nick Merkley, Nicolas Meloche, Mike Robinson, Zach Sawchenko, Noah Gregor, Joachim Blichfeld, Dylan Gambrell, Jeffrey Viel, Jonah Gadjovich, Zach Gallant, Sasha Chmelevski, Scott Reedy, 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, Adam Raska, Ethan Cardwell, Alexander Barabanov, Alexei Melnichuk, Brinson Pasichnuk, Linus Oberg, Alex Young, Timofey Spitserov, Benjamin Gaudreau, Liam Gilmartin, Nick Cicek, Max McCue, Evgenii Kashnikov, Theo Jacobsson, Gannon Laroque, Artem Guryev, Jeremie Biakabutuka

2021-2022 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks 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 Oct 9

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 9, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
New York Rangers 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Minnesota Wild 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 9, 2021
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 9, 2021