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San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV and HBO MAX.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sharks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 62026-12-06: at PIT
  2. 72026-12-07: no game
  3. 82026-12-08: vs SEA
  4. 92026-12-09: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 102026-12-10: no game
  6. 112026-12-11: vs LAK
  7. 122026-12-12: no game
  8. 132026-12-13: no game
  9. 142026-12-14: vs VAN
  10. 152026-12-15: no game
  11. 162026-12-16: at VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~382 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~382 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Montréal, Ottawa and Toronto).

  1. 62026-12-06: no game
  2. 72026-12-07: no game
  3. 82026-12-08: at MTL
  4. 92026-12-09: no game
  5. 102026-12-10: at OTT
  6. 112026-12-11: no game
  7. 122026-12-12: at TOR
  8. 132026-12-13: no game
  9. 142026-12-14: no game
  10. 152026-12-15: no game
  11. 162026-12-16: vs SJS
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,952 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,516 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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