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San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Preseason Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
San Jose Sharks 4 4-3-0
at Vegas Golden Knights 2 7-2-0

Goals by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 1 1 2 4
Vegas Golden Knights 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
San Jose Sharks 2 3 11 16
Vegas Golden Knights 13 12 4 29

Three stars

  1. M. Marchment, San Jose Sharks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. Y. Askarov, San Jose Sharks (goaltender)
  3. T. Hertl, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:20 San Jose Sharks Dmitry Orlov (1) Macklin Celebrini (2), Alexander Wennberg (1) Power play SJS 1, VGK 0
2nd 06:45 San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini (1) Will Smith (2), Mason Marchment (1) Even strength SJS 2, VGK 0
2nd 17:24 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl (2) Shea Theodore (4), Carter Hart (1) Power play SJS 2, VGK 1
3rd 03:18 Vegas Golden Knights Nic Dowd (1) Brett Howden (1), Ivan Barbashev (1) Even strength SJS 2, VGK 2
3rd 09:47 San Jose Sharks Mason Marchment (3) Darnell Nurse (1) Even strength SJS 3, VGK 2
3rd 14:54 San Jose Sharks Michael Misa (3) Igor Chernyshov (2), Tyler Toffoli (1) Even strength SJS 4, VGK 2

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

Team stats

Stat San Jose Sharks Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 16 29
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 12 17
Blocked shots 19 10
Giveaways 18 20
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 25/47 (53.2%) 22/47 (46.8%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player
2 W. Smith C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 15:51
21 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 55.6% 17:58
23 B. Goodrow C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15:18
27 M. Marchment L 1 1 2 +1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 16:05
41 I. Stenberg L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:37
44 K. Sherwood L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 13:50
51 C. Graf R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 18:13
63 Z. Ostapchuk C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 66.7% 13:50
71 M. Celebrini C 1 1 2 +1 2 1 1 0 0 58.3% 19:03
73 T. Toffoli C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 09:53
77 M. Misa C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 28.6% 09:42
92 I. Chernyshov L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:11
5 N. Allan D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 5 0 18:18
6 S. Dickinson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:44
7 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 22:24
9 D. Orlov D 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 19:10
25 D. Nurse D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 5 0 20:47
65 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:08
San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
30 Y. Askarov 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 64.3% 22:37
17 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 50% 10:58
21 B. Howden C 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 11:03
24 T. Connelly L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:05
26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 11:18
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 14:54
48 T. Hertl C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 38.5% 17:10
49 I. Barbashev L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:15
61 M. Stone R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:54
71 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 18:55
93 M. Marner R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 21:33
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:39
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 1 0 18:17
4 R. Andersson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:30
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 15:06
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 16:29
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 1 0 22:08
29 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 18:33
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 16 12 4 .750 57:44 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:50 San Jose Sharks Tyler Toffoli Holding 2
1st 18:28 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Hooking 2
1st 19:32 San Jose Sharks Zack Ostapchuk Holding 2
2nd 02:13 Vegas Golden Knights Braeden Bowman Tripping 2
2nd 16:26 San Jose Sharks Dmitry Orlov Hooking 2
2nd 17:36 San Jose Sharks Mason Marchment Slashing 2
3rd 00:54 San Jose Sharks Macklin Celebrini High sticking 2
3rd 05:29 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Cross checking 2
3rd 05:29 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Cross checking 2
3rd 05:29 San Jose Sharks Kiefer Sherwood Roughing 2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach
Ryan Warsofsky
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Ryan Craig
Referees
Cody Beach, Jordan Samuels Thomas
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Shawn Oliver
San Jose Sharks scratches
Logan Couture, Roland McKeown, Ilya Samsonov, Adam Gaudette, Alex Barré-Boulet, Kyle Keyser, Patrick Giles, Ty Dellandrea, Brett Leason, Yegor Spiridonov, Jake Boltmann, Connor Lockhart, Michael Fisher, Cam Lund, Mattias Havelid, Reese Laubach, Eli Barnett, Joey Muldowney, Samuel Huo, Anthony Vincent, Luca Cagnoni, Quentin Musty, Axel Landen, Eric Pohlkamp, David Klee, Yegor Rimashevskiy, Nate Misskey, Colton Roberts, Donovan Houle-Villeneuve, Christian Kirsch, Yaroslav Korostelyov, Haoxi (Simon) Wang, Joshua Ravensbergen, Cole McKinney, Matthew Davis, Teddy Mutryn, Ilyas Magomedsultanov, Max Heise, Richard Gallant, Brendan Hoffman, Jake Gustafson, Brady Knowling, Ryan Lin, Kyle Chauvette, Keaton Verhoeff, Mack Oliphant, Tristan Sarsland, Thomas Messineo, Alexander Karmanov, Connor Hasley, Jordan Bax
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Alex Pietrangelo, Brandon Hickey, Adin Hill, Martins Dzierkals, Lucas Johansen, Tanner Laczynski, Dylan Coghlan, Jonas Rondbjerg, Mitchell McLain, Raphael Lavoie, Ryder Donovan, Ville Heinola, Antti Tuomisto, Alexander Holtz, Lukas Cormier, Riley McKay, Ben Hemmerling, Samuel Mayer, Arttu Karki, Jett Jones, Lucas Van Vliet, Shane Smith, Sloan Stanick, Conor Walton, Kai Uchacz, Jakob Ihs Wozniak, Mateo Nobert, Gustav Sjoqvist, Jonah Sivertson, Alex Tracy, Benjamin Wilmott, Sean Burick, Will Mclaughlin, Matthew Minchak, Noel Pakarinen, Dylan Allie, Alexander Levshyn, Vann Williamson

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Preseason Game page

Other NHL games on Sep 26

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Preseason Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Preseason Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Preseason Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Preseason Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Preseason Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Preseason Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Preseason Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Preseason Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Preseason Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Preseason Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Preseason Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Preseason Game page

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