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San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden KnightsDec 23, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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SJS
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VGK
7
Goals123TShots123T
SJS0112SJS541423
VGK5117VGK175426
SJS 44VGK 48
SJS 1.81VGK 4.49
PP goals
SJS 0VGK 1
Hits
SJS 25VGK 13
Blocks
SJS 6VGK 9
PIM
SJS 8VGK 4
SJS 53%VGK 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at home. Mitch Marner (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

  1. Points
    Mitch Marner had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:53.Marner
  2. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:48.Stone
  3. Points
    Reilly Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:56.Smith
  4. Points
    Braeden Bowman had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:31.Bowman
  5. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:34.Barbashev
  6. Points
    Kaedan Korczak had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:19.Korczak
  7. Points
    Pavel Dorofeyev had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.Dorofeyev
  8. Points
    Tyler Toffoli had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:24.Toffoli

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.

Shot map, SJS at VGK: 92 attempts, 49 on goal, 9 goals, 6.30 expected goals; best chance Mitch Marner at 0.45 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← SJS attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • SJS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 92 of 92 attempts · VGK 48 · SJS 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, SJS at VGK: expected goals 4.49 to 1.81 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 44, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdVGKSJSHMSHSCSMGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • SJS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKSJScontrol2nd3rdHowden · 1st 1:46Marner · 1st 9:07Sissons · 1st 11:37Hertl · 1st 14:57Stone · 1st 18:34Celebrini · 2nd 6:49Smith · 2nd 18:50Marner · 3rd 5:22Graf · 3rd 8:04
  • 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 22% 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

Shift chart, SJS at VGK: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Carter Hart (60:00) for VGK and Alex Nedeljkovic (45:03) for SJS, 9 goals.

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

Head-to-head matrix, VGK rows versus SJS columns: 251 matchups; most common Korczak vs Celebrini, 13:04 at 66% xGF.

VGK ↓ · SJS →GoodrowReavesOstapchukCelebriniGrafChernyshovEklundWennbergToffoliDellandreaCardwellSkinnerOrlovKlingbergFerraroMukhamadullinLeddyDickinsonL1 HoltzL1 HertlL1 DorofeyevL2 SaadL2 KolesarL2 SissonsL3 HowdenL3 SmithL3 BowmanL4 MarnerL4 StoneL4 BarbashevD1 KorczakD1 McNabbD2 HanifinD2 HuttonD3 LauzonD3 Whitecloud
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
StatSJSVGK
5346
2.174.23
2.053.98
1118
25
2923
+0.011−0.011
22%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

Current SJS line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:46
    VGKBrett Howden (Braeden Bowman, Reilly Smith)snap0.23 xG
    SJS: Leddy, Skinner, Dellandrea, Cardwell, DickinsonVGK: Smith, Hanifin, Lauzon, Howden, Bowman
    SJS 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 9:07
    VGKMitch MarnerPP (Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev)wrist0.07 xG
    SJS: Orlov, Goodrow, Wennberg, FerraroVGK: Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Marner, Dorofeyev
    SJS 0 – 2 VGK
  3. 11:37
    VGKColton Sissons (Keegan Kolesar, Brandon Saad)wrist0.14 xG
    SJS: Toffoli, Wennberg, Ferraro, Mukhamadullin, EklundVGK: Saad, Sissons, Hutton, Hanifin, Kolesar
    SJS 0 – 3 VGK
  4. 14:57
    VGKTomas Hertl (Pavel Dorofeyev)snap0.26 xG
    SJS: Orlov, Skinner, Klingberg, Dellandrea, CardwellVGK: Hertl, Lauzon, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, Holtz
    SJS 0 – 4 VGK
  5. 18:34
    VGKMark Stone (Ivan Barbashev, Kaedan Korczak)backhand0.20 xG
    SJS: Skinner, Ferraro, Mukhamadullin, Cardwell, CelebriniVGK: McNabb, Stone, Barbashev, Marner, Korczak
    SJS 0 – 5 VGK

2nd period

  1. 6:49
    SJSMacklin Celebrini (Tyler Toffoli)snap0.16 xG
    SJS: Leddy, Toffoli, Eklund, Celebrini, DickinsonVGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Kolesar, Korczak
    SJS 1 – 5 VGK
  2. 18:50
    VGKReilly Smith (Kaedan Korczak, Braeden Bowman)slap0.17 xG
    SJS: Orlov, Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, EklundVGK: McNabb, Smith, Howden, Korczak, Bowman
    SJS 1 – 6 VGK

3rd period

  1. 5:22
    VGKMitch Marner (Mark Stone, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.24 xG
    SJS: Leddy, Skinner, Dellandrea, Cardwell, DickinsonVGK: Stone, Barbashev, Lauzon, Marner, Whitecloud
    SJS 1 – 7 VGK
  2. 8:04
    SJSCollin Graf (Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Wennberg)wrist0.03 xG
    SJS: Toffoli, Klingberg, Wennberg, Dickinson, GrafVGK: Hertl, Lauzon, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev, Holtz
    SJS 2 – 7 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Barclay Goodrow CL1000020.0620013:37——5528
Ryan Reaves RL1000000.0050011:20——5538
Zack Ostapchuk CL1000010.0250010:41——5828
Macklin Celebrini CL2101020.3601020:04——6459
Collin Graf RL2101+110.0310017:26——5432
Igor Chernyshov LL2000020.2011016:50——6463
William Eklund LL3000-150.7111419:09——5139
Alexander Wennberg CL3011-110.0021017:38——4123
Tyler Toffoli CL3022010.0100015:24——4823
Ty Dellandrea CL4000-300.1620011:38——5419
Ethan Cardwell RL4000-410.020009:48——4722
Jeff Skinner LL4000-400.101009:02——6023
Dmitry Orlov DD1000-210.0042021:22——5947
John Klingberg DD1000-130.0910019:58——6442
Mario Ferraro DD2000-210.0100220:44——5443
Shakir Mukhamadullin DD2000-220.0300220:02——5240
Nick Leddy DD3000-100.0000019:46——4326
Sam Dickinson DD3000000.0000018:22——4817
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic—1073.7002.1945:03
Yaroslav Askarov(start)L16124.7502.2914:57

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alexander Holtz RL1000010.0300018:13——3764
Tomas Hertl CL1101-130.7100017:52——4663
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1022050.8400017:26——4871
Brandon Saad LL2011010.0600014:19——4353
Keegan Kolesar RL2011020.2110014:16——3336
Colton Sissons CL2101+130.2410013:03——3850
Brett Howden CL3101+210.4710015:47——4154
Reilly Smith RL3112+210.1700013:56——5370
Braeden Bowman RL3022+200.0001012:31——5970
Mitch Marner RL4202+251.1310016:53——6795
Mark Stone RL4112+220.3800015:48——6795
Ivan Barbashev LL4022+200.0201011:34——5372
Kaedan Korczak DD1022+100.0011020:19——4676
Brayden McNabb DD1000+100.0011017:15——5977
Noah Hanifin DD2011+200.0811021:23——4455
Ben Hutton DD2000+110.0401220:29——4040
Jeremy Lauzon DD3000+210.0543019:26——4473
Zach Whitecloud DD3000+100.0520217:30——4874
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carter Hart(start)W23212.9131.8160:00

Goal anatomy

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

Brett Howden (VGK) 1st 1:46 · assists Braeden Bowman, Reilly Smith · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 34.1 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Brett Howden · 1st 1:46 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
34.1 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Mitch Marner · 1st 9:07 · VGK PP

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1
Shot
40.2 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
9.6 s

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Colton Sissons · 1st 11:37 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
26.7 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s
Type
rebound

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Mark Stone · 1st 18:34 · VGK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
26.6 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Macklin Celebrini · 2nd 6:49 · SJS

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
57.7 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
rebound

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 5:22 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
15.1 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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