Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks

Preseason · Friday, September 26, 2025 · SAP Center at San Jose

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2–1

29–14

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SCRIPPS

Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 2–1 on Friday, September 26, 2025 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Golden Knights outshot the Sharks 29–14.

Goals came from Dmitry Orlov, Cole Schwindt and Lukas Cormier.

Akira Schmid made 13 saves on 14 shots for the win; Yaroslav Askarov stopped 27 of 29.

Goals
VGK	0	1	1	2	29
SJS	0	1	0	1	14

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Dmitry Orlov (1)Alexander Wennberg (1), Ethan Cardwell (1)0–104:48 SJS
Cole Schwindt (1)Unassisted1–108:15 VGK

3rd period

Lukas Cormier (1)Jakub Brabenec (1), Braeden Bowman (1)2–105:12 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 2025–26 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+

GoalVGK SJS

0–1 SJS

2nd 4:48 · Orlov

Megna 0:22

Fresh legsMegna 0:22

1–1 VGK

2nd 8:15 · Schwindt

Liljegren 0:08

Fresh legsLiljegren 0:08

2–1 VGK

3rd 5:12 · · Cormier

Orlov 0:09

Fresh legsOrlov 0:09

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. 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.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

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

Team stats

VGKSJS

2914

55%45%

1/50/3

2216

1625

1218

Penalties

1:40 into the first periodTanner Laczynski · tripping2 min
10:39 into the first periodTanner Laczynski · tripping2 min
13:28 into the first periodShakir Mukhamadullin · cross checking2 min
6:04 into the second periodBarclay Goodrow · slashing2 min
7:34 into the second periodRaphael Lavoie · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
7:34 into the second periodTy Dellandrea · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
16:27 into the second periodBarclay Goodrow · elbowing2 min
5:03 into the third periodTy Dellandrea · holding2 min
14:36 into the third periodJoe Fleming · tripping2 min
14:36 into the third periodCarson Wetsch · roughing2 min
14:36 into the third periodJoe Fleming · roughing2 min
14:36 into the third periodJoe Fleming · roughing2 min
14:36 into the third periodCarson Wetsch · roughing2 min
14:36 into the third periodJoe Fleming · misconduct10 min
16:34 into the third periodQuentin Musty · slashing2 min

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

12Jakub BrabenecC	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	30	0	0	22	19:13
22Cole SchwindtR	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	54	1	0	19	13:18
42Braeden BowmanR	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	–	0	0	20	17:21
51Lukas CormierD	1	0	1	−1	2	1	2	0	–	0	0	22	20:37
8Mathieu CatafordC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100	0	0	22	19:19
13Jakub DemekC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	75	0	0	15	11:26
23Cole ReinhardtL	0	0	0	−1	1	1	1	0	–	0	0	17	12:46
25Matyas SapovalivC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	17	17:34
26Alexander HoltzR	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	17	15:21
28Tanner LaczynskiC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	4	78	0	0	18	14:21
36Raphael LavoieC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	0	0	14	13:26
50Joe FlemingR	0	0	0	+1	3	6	0	16	–	0	0	14	12:09
63Ben HemmerlingR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	0	0	15	11:59
6Kaedan KorczakD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	–	0	0	22	19:03
17Ben HuttonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	1	0	24	22:41
44Christoffer SedoffD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	–	0	0	19	14:06
52Dylan CoghlanD	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	–	1	1	24	22:03
88Jaycob MegnaD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	1	0	20	17:17

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
30Carl LindbomG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
40Akira SchmidG	W	14	13	1	.929	60:00

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters

21Alexander WennbergC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	59	1	0	23	19:37
56Ethan CardwellR	0	1	1	+1	3	2	0	0	–	0	0	18	14:36
9Dmitry OrlovD	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	22	20:59
10Ty DellandreaC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	100	0	0	18	13:32
13Quentin MustyL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	–	0	0	17	13:43
18Filip BystedtC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	14	10:51
23Barclay GoodrowC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	100	1	1	17	12:13
62Carson WetschR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	–	0	0	12	10:21
72William EklundL	0	0	0	−1	3	0	0	0	–	1	0	24	20:08
77Michael MisaC	0	0	0	−1	3	0	0	0	42	0	0	20	18:38
81Adam GaudetteR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	1	0	18	17:42
91Carl GrundstromR	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	–	0	0	14	12:36
92Igor ChernyshovL	0	0	0	−1	1	1	2	0	–	0	0	16	13:25
6Sam DickinsonD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	2	0	–	1	0	23	19:17
26Jack ThompsonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	–	0	0	19	14:15
37Timothy LiljegrenD	0	0	0	−1	0	2	2	0	–	0	0	22	19:50
38Mario FerraroD	0	0	0	0	1	8	2	0	–	0	1	22	20:29
85Shakir MukhamadullinD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	–	0	1	23	20:47

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie
30Yaroslav AskarovG	L	29	27	2	.931	58:52
35Gabriel CarriereG		0	0	0	.000	00:00