San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNov 29, 2025

FinalSaturday, Nov 29, 2025· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	1	2	0	3		SJS	7	9	5	21
VGK	1	3	0	4		VGK	9	10	5	24

: SJS 55VGK 66
: SJS 2.05VGK 4.49
PP goals: SJS 1VGK 1
Hits: SJS 25VGK 6
Blocks: SJS 22VGK 18
PIM: SJS 4VGK 4
: SJS 39%VGK 61%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights edge San Jose Sharks 4–3

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 at home. Will Smith (SJS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:36 together.

Points
Tomas Hertl had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:22.Hertl
Points
Will Smith had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:53.Smith
Points
Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:31.Marner
PP1
VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:36 together.Stone Hertl Eichel Marner Dorofeyev
New line
New look for VGK: Hertl–Dorofeyev–Holtz skated 11:26 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hertl Dorofeyev Holtz
Usage
Adam Gaudette (SJS) played 14:43, +3:18 up on his 11:25 season average over 65 games.Gaudette
Usage
Mitch Marner (VGK) played 16:31, −3:29 down on his 20:00 season average over 80 games.Marner
Usage
Barclay Goodrow (SJS) played 8:14, −3:09 down on his 11:23 season average over 81 games.Goodrow

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← SJS attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · VGK 66 · SJS 55

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK pressure
SJS pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 15% of the game, VGK 44%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

VGK

SJS

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VGK skaters (rows) against SJS skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VGK side.

Matchup matrix

VGK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	SJS	VGK
	59	68
	2.03	4.49
	1.96	4.14
	8	16
	10	4
	17	26
	−0.076	+0.076
	15%	44%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

San Jose Sharks

L1Wennberg – Gaudette – Eklund
14:0255% CF
L2Toffoli – Smith – Celebrini
13:5648% CF
L3Kurashev – Dellandrea – Graf
11:3055% CF
L4Reaves – Goodrow – Ostapchuk
6:5633% CF
D1Klingberg – Ferraro
16:0864% CF
D2Orlov – Liljegren
15:2643% CF
D3Leddy – Mukhamadullin
12:1142% CF

PP1Klingberg – Wennberg – Eklund – Smith – Celebrini
0:34100% CF
PK1FDellandrea – Graf
3:08
PK2FWennberg – Eklund
0:26
PK1DFerraro – Liljegren
3:34

Current SJS line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Barbashev – Eichel – Bowman
12:1755% CF
L2Stone – Marner – Howden
11:3250% CF
L3Hertl – Dorofeyev – Holtz
11:2652% CF
L4Sissons – Kolesar – Reinhardt
9:0254% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
19:5659% CF
D2Hanifin – Whitecloud
19:1052% CF
D3Hutton – Korczak
12:2242% CF

PP1Stone – Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev
3:36100% CF
PK1FSissons – Kolesar
0:34
PK1DMcNabb – Theodore
0:34

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:34
SJSWill Smith (Tyler Toffoli, Dmitry Orlov)snap0.14 xG
SJS: Toffoli, Klingberg, Ferraro, Smith, CelebriniVGK: McNabb, Hertl, Theodore, Dorofeyev, Holtz
SJS 1 – 0 VGK
16:13
VGKTomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev, Ben Hutton)wrist0.17 xG
SJS: Orlov, Liljegren, Kurashev, Dellandrea, GrafVGK: Hertl, Hutton, Korczak, Dorofeyev, Holtz
SJS 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

5:36
VGKColton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Cole Reinhardt)other0.57 xG
SJS: Orlov, Klingberg, Wennberg, Gaudette, EklundVGK: Sissons, Theodore, Kolesar, Reinhardt, Korczak
SJS 1 – 2 VGK
7:02
VGKMitch Marner (Brett Howden, Mark Stone)wrap-around0.08 xG
SJS: Leddy, Kurashev, Dellandrea, Mukhamadullin, SmithVGK: Stone, Theodore, Marner, Howden, Korczak
SJS 1 – 3 VGK
12:38
VGKTomas HertlPP (Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel)tip-in0.16 xG
SJS: Ferraro, Liljegren, Dellandrea, GrafVGK: Stone, Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev
SJS 1 – 4 VGK
14:40
SJSWill SmithPP (Macklin Celebrini)snap0.19 xG
SJS: Klingberg, Wennberg, Eklund, Smith, CelebriniVGK: McNabb, Sissons, Theodore, Kolesar
SJS 2 – 4 VGK
19:35
SJSWilliam Eklund (Adam Gaudette, Mario Ferraro)backhand0.19 xG
SJS: Klingberg, Wennberg, Gaudette, Ferraro, EklundVGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, Holtz
SJS 3 – 4 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	1	1	0	19:55	—	—	55	38
Alexander Wennberg C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	4	0	18:47	—	—	49	33
Adam Gaudette R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.20	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	55	38
Macklin Celebrini C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.13	0	1	0	20:10	—	—	46	40
Will Smith C	L2	2	0	2	0	4	0.64	0	0	0	19:53	—	—	41	32
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	1	0	16:53	—	—	41	30
Collin Graf R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	4	1	0	17:04	—	—	50	19
Ty Dellandrea C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	2	1	0	15:56	—	—	50	18
Philipp Kurashev C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	12:58	—	—	55	23
Barclay Goodrow C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	2	8:14	—	—	30	17
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	8:07	—	—	30	17
Zack Ostapchuk C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	7:22	—	—	30	17
John Klingberg D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	3	0	23:15	—	—	56	41
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.32	3	1	0	22:20	—	—	58	57
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	4	0	21:58	—	—	39	20
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.09	3	1	2	20:47	—	—	41	18
Nick Leddy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:33	—	—	32	16
Shakir Mukhamadullin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	0	14:13	—	—	46	27

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	4.19	58:16

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.24	0	1	0	19:58	—	—	66	72
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	0	0	0	17:00	—	—	60	66
Braeden Bowman R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	0	0	0	15:16	—	—	54	58
Mark Stone R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	19:55	—	—	58	86
Mitch Marner R	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.52	0	1	0	16:31	—	—	52	81
Brett Howden C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.47	0	1	0	14:39	—	—	52	72
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.11	1	2	0	17:29	—	—	52	43
Tomas Hertl C	L3	2	0	2	-1	3	0.89	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	56	53
Alexander Holtz R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:22	—	—	54	52
Colton Sissons C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.57	2	1	0	12:25	—	—	39	78
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.53	1	0	0	11:43	—	—	44	80
Cole Reinhardt L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.20	1	0	2	11:33	—	—	53	97
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	3	2	22:44	—	—	59	69
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.16	0	1	0	22:20	—	—	61	76
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	20:49	—	—	53	50
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	2	0	20:22	—	—	50	50
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.03	0	1	0	13:29	—	—	42	83
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.02	0	3	0	12:54	—	—	48	91

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carl Lindbom(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	2.05	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Colton Sissons (VGK) 2nd 5:36 · assists Keegan Kolesar, Cole Reinhardt · Rebound · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 2.5 mph shot · 3.7 s from entry to goal.

Colton Sissons · 2nd 5:36 · VGK

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 2.5 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s
Type: rebound

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Mitch Marner · 2nd 7:02 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 27.4 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Will Smith · 1st 7:34 · SJS

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 43.0 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Tomas Hertl · 1st 16:13 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 52.0 mph
Distance: 13 ft

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Tomas Hertl · 2nd 12:38 · VGK PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 47.4 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: deflection

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Will Smith · 2nd 14:40 · SJS PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.6 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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William Eklund · 2nd 19:35 · SJS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.6 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.