Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks

Preseason · Sunday, September 22, 2024 · SAP Center at San Jose

4–2

37–20

Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 4–2 on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Golden Knights outshot the Sharks 37–20.

Goals came from Callahan Burke, Brett Howden, Tuomas Uronen, Macklin Celebrini, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson.

Isaiah Saville made 10 saves on 12 shots for the win; Georgi Romanov stopped 17 of 18.

Goals
VGK	1	2	1	4	37
SJS	0	0	2	2	20

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Callahan Burke (1)Christoffer Sedoff (1), Brendan Brisson (1)Thrun 2:03 into shift1–006:45 VGK

2nd period

Brett Howden (1)UnassistedCagnoni 1:51 into shift2–006:02 VGK
Tuomas Uronen (1)Mason Morelli (1), Jakub Brabenec (1)Celebrini 1:05 into shift3–012:27 VGK

3rd period

Macklin Celebrini (1)Luca Cagnoni (1), Mikael Granlund (1)3–106:33 SJS ·
Tyler Toffoli (1)Macklin Celebrini (1), Luca Cagnoni (2)3–207:57 SJS ·
Tanner Pearson (1)Ben Hutton (1)4–219:50 VGK ·

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2024–25 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:03

1–0 · 1st 6:45 · Burke. Thrun had been on the ice for 2:03 when it went in.

GoalVGK SJS

1–0 VGK

1st 6:45 · Burke

Stuck out there: Thrun 2:03

Stuck out thereThrun 2:03

2–0 VGK

2nd 6:02 · Howden

Stuck out there: Cagnoni 1:51

Stuck out thereCagnoni 1:51

3–0 VGK

2nd 12:27 · Uronen

Long shift: Celebrini 1:05

Long shiftCelebrini 1:05

3–1 SJS

3rd 6:33 · · Celebrini

Hutton 0:47

NormalHutton 0:47

3–2 SJS

3rd 7:57 · · Toffoli

Hagg 0:57

NormalHagg 0:57

4–2 VGK

3rd 19:50 · · Pearson

Celebrini 1:33

Empty netCelebrini 1:33

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2024–25. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.6 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 15 against about 1 in 24.

29%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

VGKSJS

3720

42%58%

0/52/4

820

1215

1710

1318

Penalties

0:59 into the first periodBrendan Brisson · tripping2 min
7:49 into the first periodLucas Vanroboys · delaying game puck over glass2 min
17:58 into the first periodGivani Smith · roughing2 min
17:58 into the first periodGivani Smith · roughing2 min
17:58 into the first periodGivani Smith · misconduct10 min
16:06 into the second periodTuomas Uronen · holding2 min
5:46 into the third periodRobert Hagg · tripping2 min
7:44 into the third periodDysin Mayo · interference2 min
10:08 into the third periodTy Dellandrea · hooking2 min
16:31 into the third periodMikael Granlund · hooking2 min

Golden Knights vs Sharks head-to-head →

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

11Mason MorelliL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	18	11:25
12Jakub BrabenecC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	3	0	33	1	0	17	12:43
19Brendan BrissonC	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	2	–	1	1	20	18:14
21Brett HowdenC	1	0	1	+2	1	1	0	0	80	0	1	21	15:44
37Tuomas UronenR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	2	–	0	0	18	11:31
68Callahan BurkeC	1	0	1	+1	6	0	1	0	–	3	0	19	18:44
70Tanner PearsonL	1	0	1	+2	3	0	0	0	–	0	0	20	15:19
17Ben HuttonD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	3	0	–	2	2	23	21:38
44Christoffer SedoffD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	–	0	0	23	17:29
28Tanner LaczynskiC	0	0	0	+1	3	0	1	0	36	1	0	19	15:38
46Jonas RondbjergR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	17	14:35
47Grigori DenisenkoL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	0	0	17	14:01
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	0	–	1	0	19	15:35
72Gage QuinneyC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	0	0	17	14:59
6Kaedan KorczakD	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0	0	–	1	4	26	22:49
18Robert HaggD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	2	–	1	0	20	20:00
45Jake BischoffD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	–	0	0	23	16:26
65Dysin MayoD	0	0	0	+2	4	2	0	2	–	0	0	20	18:12

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
31Isaiah SavilleG	W	12	10	2	.833	29:36
40Akira SchmidG		8	8	0	1.000	30:22

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

71Macklin CelebriniC	1	1	2	−2	2	0	0	0	50	2	1	16	18:48
42Luca CagnoniD	0	2	2	−3	3	1	0	0	–	0	2	19	20:14
64Mikael GranlundC	0	1	1	−1	3	0	0	2	65	1	0	21	19:41
73Tyler ToffoliC	1	0	1	−1	2	0	1	0	–	3	0	17	15:48
7Nico SturmC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	0	55	3	0	18	14:52
10Klim KostinC	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	0	–	0	1	18	13:58
13Quentin MustyL	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	14	14:26
51Collin GrafR	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	17	14:22
53Ty DellandreaC	0	0	0	−2	2	2	0	2	50	1	0	19	15:45
54Givani SmithR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	14	–	0	0	9	07:00
56Ethan CardwellR	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	15	11:30
67Lucas VanroboysC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	2	57	0	0	14	09:34
72William EklundL	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	0	–	2	0	22	19:34
3Henry ThrunD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	2	0	–	0	0	19	17:29
4Cody CeciD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	2	0	–	2	0	21	19:51
6Sam DickinsonD	0	0	0	−2	1	0	1	0	–	0	0	21	20:22
26Jack ThompsonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	2	0	23	19:14
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	2	1	22	18:29

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
29Mackenzie BlackwoodG		18	16	2	.889	30:22
31Georgi RomanovG	L	18	17	1	.944	28:41