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 4–2 on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 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 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| San Jose Sharks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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 |
13 |
18 |
11 |
42 |
| San Jose Sharks |
11 |
4 |
6 |
21 |
Three stars
- S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
- W. Eklund, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (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 |
08:39 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Mark Stone (11) |
Shea Theodore (28), William Karlsson (11) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, SJS 0 |
| 1st |
10:08 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Zach Whitecloud (3) |
Brett Howden (6), Keegan Kolesar (9) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, SJS 0 |
| 2nd |
09:49 |
San Jose Sharks |
William Eklund (8) |
Collin Graf (2), Alexander Wennberg (12) |
Power play |
VGK 2, SJS 1 |
| 3rd |
01:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Victor Olofsson (9) |
Jack Eichel (42), Shea Theodore (29) |
Power play |
VGK 3, SJS 1 |
| 3rd |
10:41 |
San Jose Sharks |
Timothy Liljegren (4) |
William Eklund (22), Fabian Zetterlund (16) |
Power play |
VGK 3, SJS 2 |
| 3rd |
18:40 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl (11) |
Mark Stone (24) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 4, SJS 2 |
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 |
42 |
21 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
2 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
25 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/51 (66.7%) |
17/51 (33.3%) |
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:49 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
16:38 |
| Number 22 C. Schwindt |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
10:09 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:08 |
| Number 46 J. Rondbjerg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:51 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:12 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:25 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
63.6% |
15:46 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:45 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 I. Samsonov |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
59:57 |
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 2 W. Smith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 10 K. Kostin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:20 |
| Number 11 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
12:26 |
| Number 15 N. Kovalenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:43 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
| Number 21 A. Wennberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:40 |
| Number 23 B. Goodrow |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
12:19 |
| Number 51 C. Graf |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
36.4% |
20:14 |
| Number 71 M. Celebrini |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
18:00 |
| Number 72 W. Eklund |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 3 H. Thrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:44 |
| Number 4 C. Ceci |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 37 T. Liljegren |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 38 M. Ferraro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 84 J. Rutta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 85 S. Mukhamadullin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
41 |
38 |
3 |
.927 |
58:41 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
08:20 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Tomas Hertl |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:57 |
San Jose Sharks |
Fabian Zetterlund |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:21 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Victor Olofsson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- Ryan Warsofsky
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, Kyle Flemington
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Ty Dellandrea, Nico Sturm
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Status |
Details |
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2
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3
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|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Boston Bruins
0
|
Final
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|
 Ottawa Senators
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Dallas Stars
5
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 7, 2025
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 7, 2025
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 7, 2025
|
 St. Louis Blues
4
 at Minnesota Wild
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Jan 7, 2025
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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