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Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose

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TVAS2 · NBCSCA · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, December 26, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS2, NBCSCA and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 2 of a road trip: Anaheim, now San Jose.

  1. 162026-12-16: vs SJS
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: vs NYI
  4. 192026-12-19: no game
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: vs CAR
  7. 222026-12-22: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: at SJS
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~552 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sharks

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Vegas, Vancouver and Seattle).

  1. 162026-12-16: at VGK
  2. 172026-12-17: no game
  3. 182026-12-18: no game
  4. 192026-12-19: at VAN
  5. 202026-12-20: no game
  6. 212026-12-21: no game
  7. 222026-12-22: at SEA
  8. 232026-12-23: no game
  9. 242026-12-24: no game
  10. 252026-12-25: no game
  11. 262026-12-26: vs VGK
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~711 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,207 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKSJS

Settled lines

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

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)SJS 71% (12th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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