SJS 4–2 VGK

Final · W

Sharks/Schedule/Recap Sat, Sep 26, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

San Jose Sharks

SJS · 2-1-1

4–2

FinalW

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK · 3-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT SJS 1213212417 VGK 01311216231 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

SJS 2-1-1 · VGK 3-1-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Sharks beat the Golden Knights

The Sharks were outchanced (3.7 to 1.2 expected goals) but won 4–2 anyway. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starMason Marchment

SJS · LW · #27 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 1.2, on 31 and 17 shots on goal.

SJS 1.2 xG · 17 shots VGK 3.7 xG · 31 shots

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1st · the swing 0.0 · 1.5

2nd 0.3 · 1.5

3rd 0.9 · 0.7

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Sharks win 13.

SJS 13%VGK 87%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 10 penalties

← Sharks shoot this way Golden Knights shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

11:50

Tyler Toffoli· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

18:28

Mitch Marner· Hooking

Orlov scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

1

19:20

Dmitry Orlov PP

Macklin Celebrini, Alexander Wennberg · Power play (Marner, hooking) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

19:32

Zack Ostapchuk· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

PEN

02:13

Braeden Bowman· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2

06:45

Macklin Celebrini

Will Smith, Mason Marchment · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

16:26

Dmitry Orlov· Hooking

Hertl scored on this power play

2 min
Minor

3

17:24

Tomas Hertl PP

Shea Theodore, Carter Hart · Power play (Orlov, hooking) · backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (16%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

17:36

Mason Marchment· Slashing

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

00:54

Macklin Celebrini· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

4

03:18

Nic Dowd

Brett Howden, Ivan Barbashev · snap shot, a good chance (13%)

2–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

05:29

Brett Howden· Cross-checking

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

05:29

Kiefer Sherwood· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

05:29

Brett Howden· Cross-checking

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

5

09:47

Mason Marchment GWG

Darnell Nurse · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

6

14:54

Michael Misa

Igor Chernyshov, Tyler Toffoli · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in

4–2 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Mason Marchment

SJS · LW · #27 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 2nd star

Yaroslav Askarov

SJS · G · #30 SV% .931 · 27 savesSV% .931 ★ 3rd star

Tomas Hertl

VGK · C · #48 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Yaroslav Askarov

SJS

+2.0

vs expected

29/31 saves · 2 GA · 4.0 xGA Stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Carter Hart

VGK

−2.0

vs expected

13/17 saves · 4 GA · 2.0 xGA Allowed 2.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team SJSVGK

Shots on goal

17

31

Expected goals

1.2

3.7

Hits

12

15

Blocks

11

19

Faceoffs

53%

47%

Power play

1/2

1/5

Penalty minutes

12

8

The Sharks went 1-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 5 Golden Knights power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
71Macklin CelebriniM. CelebriniC	1	1	2	+1	2	1	1	0	19:03	18	58%	0	1	2	0.1
51C. GrafC. GrafRW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18:13	19	43%	0	1	0	0.1
21Alexander WennbergA. WennbergC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	17:58	20	56%	0	1	1	0.0
27Mason MarchmentM. MarchmentLW	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	16:05	20	50%	0	2	0	0.1
2Will SmithW. SmithC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	15:51	19	100%	0	1	0	0.1
23B. GoodrowB. GoodrowC	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	15:18	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
44Kiefer SherwoodK. SherwoodLW	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	13:50	19	—	0	1	0	0.0
63Zack OstapchukZ. OstapchukC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	13:50	19	67%	0	1	0	0.0
41I. StenbergI. StenbergLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13:37	14	—	0	0	1	0.0
92Igor ChernyshovI. ChernyshovLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	12:11	15	—	0	0	1	0.2
73Tyler ToffoliT. ToffoliC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	09:53	14	—	0	0	0	0.2
77Michael MisaM. MisaC	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	09:42	13	29%	0	1	0	0.2

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
7M. KesselringM. KesselringD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	22:24	20	—	0	0	1	0.0
25Darnell NurseD. NurseD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	5	20:47	20	—	0	1	0	0.0
9Dmitry OrlovD. OrlovD	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	19:10	19	—	1	1	0	0.0
5N. AllanN. AllanD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	5	18:18	21	—	0	0	0	0.2
65J. TroubaJ. TroubaD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	18:08	23	—	0	2	0	0.0
6S. DickinsonS. DickinsonD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	16:44	18	—	0	3	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Yaroslav AskarovY. AskarovG	27	29	2	.931	18/19	9/10	0/0	60:00		+2.0

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
9J. EichelJ. EichelC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	1	22:37	21	64%	0	1	1	0.6
93Mitch MarnerM. MarnerRW	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	21:33	21	—	0	1	0	0.1
71W. KarlssonW. KarlssonC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	18:55	21	33%	0	0	0	0.5
61M. StoneM. StoneRW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	1	0	18:54	21	—	0	1	1	0.1
48Tomas HertlT. HertlC	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	17:10	19	38%	1	0	1	0.3
42Braeden BowmanB. BowmanRW	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	0	14:54	19	—	0	0	0	0.1
24T. ConnellyT. ConnellyLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14:05	18	—	0	1	0	0.2
95V. OlofssonV. OlofssonLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13:39	17	—	0	2	0	0.2
49Ivan BarbashevI. BarbashevLW	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	12:15	16	—	0	1	0	0.3
26Nic DowdN. DowdC	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	11:18	18	50%	0	1	0	0.2
21Brett HowdenB. HowdenC	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	11:03	16	—	0	3	0	0.6
17M. GatcombM. GatcombC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	3	2	10:58	16	50%	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
27Shea TheodoreS. TheodoreD	0	1	1	−3	0	2	0	1	22:08	25	—	0	2	0	0.2
4R. AnderssonR. AnderssonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	19:30	24	—	0	3	1	0.0
29P. WotherspoonP. WotherspoonD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	18:33	22	—	0	0	0	0.0
3B. McNabbB. McNabbD	0	0	0	−3	0	0	1	1	18:17	22	—	0	2	0	0.2
15N. HanifinN. HanifinD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	16:29	23	—	0	0	0	0.0
5J. LauzonJ. LauzonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	15:06	20	—	0	0	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
79Carter HartC. HartG	12	16	4	.750	8/11	3/4	1/1	57:44		−2.0

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