Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Friday, December 27, 2024 · SAP Center at San Jose

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6–3

Final

SOG 36–25

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NBCSCA · SCRIPPS

Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Friday, December 27, 2024 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Golden Knights outshot the Sharks 36-25.

Goals came from Noah Hanifin, Shakir Mukhamadullin, Mark Stone, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and Brett Howden.

Adin Hill made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
VGK	1	1	4	6	36
SJS	1	2	0	3	25

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Noah Hanifin (5)Victor Olofsson (4), Alex Pietrangelo (14)1–006:58 VGK
Shakir Mukhamadullin (1)Fabian Zetterlund (14), Will Smith (7)1–114:40 SJS

2nd period

Mark Stone (8)Victor Olofsson (5), Zach Whitecloud (2)2–103:27 VGK
Will Smith (6)Macklin Celebrini (15), Fabian Zetterlund (15)McNabb 1:01 into shift2–205:53 SJS
Tyler Toffoli (14)Mikael Granlund (23), Barclay Goodrow (2)Howden 1:02 into shift2–315:57 SJS

3rd period

Brayden McNabb (2)Jack Eichel (37), Alex Pietrangelo (15)Granlund 1:03 into shift3–301:03 VGK · SHG
Jack Eichel (10)Mark Stone (22), Brayden McNabb (4)Granlund 1:26 into shift4–301:26 VGK · SHG
Pavel Dorofeyev (13)Brett Howden (4), Cole Schwindt (7)5–305:46 VGK
Brett Howden (14)William Karlsson (10), Alex Pietrangelo (16)6–319:28 VGK · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:26

4–3 · 3rd 1:26 · Eichel. Granlund was 1:26 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVGK on iceSJS on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 VGK

1st 6:58 · Hanifin

Granlund 0:40

NormalGranlund 0:40

1–1 SJS

1st 14:40 · Mukhamadullin

Howden 0:31

Fresh legsHowden 0:31

2–1 VGK

2nd 3:27 · Stone

Toffoli 0:29

Fresh legsToffoli 0:29

2–2 SJS

2nd 5:53 · Smith

Long shift: McNabb 1:01

Long shiftMcNabb 1:01

2–3 SJS

2nd 15:57 · Toffoli

Long shift: Howden 1:02

Long shiftHowden 1:02

3–3 VGK

3rd 1:03 · SH · McNabb

Long shift: Granlund 1:03

Long shiftGranlund 1:03

4–3 VGK

3rd 1:26 · SH · Eichel

Long shift: Granlund 1:26

Long shiftGranlund 1:26

5–3 VGK

3rd 5:46 · Dorofeyev

Ceci 0:34

Fresh legsCeci 0:34

6–3 VGK

3rd 19:28 · EN · Howden

Toffoli 0:07

Empty netToffoli 0:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

VGKSJS

36Shots on goal25

47%Faceoff %53%

0/2Power play0/3

8Penalty minutes6

11Hits19

25Blocked shots13

17Giveaways15

5Takeaways8

Penalties

1st 03:33Tomas Hertl · tripping2 min
1st 19:18Macklin Celebrini · hooking2 min
2nd 16:32Tanner Laczynski · high sticking2 min
2nd 18:57Mario Ferraro · high sticking2 min
3rd 00:50Alexander Holtz · tripping2 min
3rd 19:21Nicolas Hague · roughing2 min
3rd 19:21Barclay Goodrow · roughing2 min

Season series

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

7Alex PietrangeloD	0	3	3	+3	3	0	4	0	–	21:21
9Jack EichelC	1	1	2	+4	2	0	3	0	25	22:41
21Brett HowdenC	1	1	2	-1	2	1	1	0	43	13:16
61Mark StoneR	1	1	2	+4	4	0	0	0	–	20:18
95Victor OlofssonL	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	–	16:21
3Brayden McNabbD	1	1	2	+2	2	1	4	0	–	23:25
16Pavel DorofeyevL	1	0	1	-2	4	0	2	0	–	11:42
22Cole SchwindtR	0	1	1	-1	1	1	1	0	50	08:22
71William KarlssonC	0	1	1	+1	5	0	1	0	59	18:43
2Zach WhitecloudD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	–	14:31
15Noah HanifinD	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	–	20:17
26Alexander HoltzR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	–	11:00
28Tanner LaczynskiC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	57	07:44
48Tomas HertlC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	63	18:26
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	15:47
70Tanner PearsonL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	11:34
14Nicolas HagueD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	–	17:00
27Shea TheodoreD	0	0	0	-1	3	0	3	0	–	20:53

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG	W	25	22	3	.880	60:00
35Ilya SamsonovG		0	0	0	–	00:00

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

2Will SmithC	1	1	2	+1	3	0	0	0	–	16:41
20Fabian ZetterlundL	0	2	2	+1	3	0	0	0	100	16:38
23Barclay GoodrowC	0	1	1	-2	1	3	1	2	67	13:48
64Mikael GranlundC	0	1	1	-4	4	2	3	0	67	19:32
71Macklin CelebriniC	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	2	63	18:37
73Tyler ToffoliC	1	0	1	-3	3	0	1	0	–	16:03
85Shakir MukhamadullinD	1	0	1	+1	3	0	2	0	–	16:07
7Nico SturmC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	12:21
11Luke KuninC	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	38	16:32
15Nikolai KovalenkoR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	13:44
21Alexander WennbergC	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	50	16:20
53Ty DellandreaC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	75	14:22
91Carl GrundstromR	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	–	12:42
3Henry ThrunD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	21:25
4Cody CeciD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	22:28
37Timothy LiljegrenD	0	0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	–	17:45
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	–	16:01
84Jan RuttaD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	16:31

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Yaroslav AskarovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Alexandar GeorgievG	L	35	30	5	.857	57:44