Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks: game summary
Final · January 11, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : VGK 32 — SJS 20 · SAP Center at San Jose
Three stars
VGKGame stats
SJS
- 32Shots on goal20
- 53 %Faceoff win %47 %
- 2/4Power play0/5
- 10Penalty minutes8
- 19Hits21
- 11Blocked shots15
- 24Giveaways11
- 4Takeaways5
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| SJS | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
Season series VGK 4 – 0 SJS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← VGK 7 / 32 / 412 / 20 / 34 SJS →
VGK 7 / 32 / 412 / 20 / 34 SJS →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Jack EichelVGK · 07:19Assists : Ivan Barbashev, Jeremy Lauzon1 – 0▶ Watch
Collin GrafSJS · 09:33Assists : Jeff Skinner1 – 1▶ Watch
Pavel DorofeyevVGK · 10:57 · PPAssists : Tomas Hertl, Mark Stone2 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
- Jack EichelVGK · 04:19Assists : Mark Stone3 – 1▶ Watch
Tomas HertlVGK · 11:00 · PPAssists : Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev4 – 1▶ Watch
Zach WhitecloudVGK · 12:25Assists : Tomas Hertl, Noah Hanifin5 – 1▶ Watch
Alexander WennbergSJS · 16:29Assists : Timothy Liljegren, Tyler Toffoli5 – 2▶ Watch
3rd period
Shea TheodoreVGK · 17:03Assists : Tomas Hertl6 – 2▶ Watch- Tomas HertlVGK · 18:59Assists : Pavel Dorofeyev, Noah Hanifin7 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 03:09VGKNoah Hanifin — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by William Eklund
- 09:54SJSTimothy Liljegren — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jack Eichel
- 18:48VGKPavel Dorofeyev — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Collin Graf
2nd period
- 07:11VGKJeremy Lauzon — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Macklin Celebrini
- 09:33SJSSam Dickinson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
- 13:05SJSWilliam Eklund — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Zach Whitecloud
3rd period
- 01:13VGKJack Eichel — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Tyler Toffoli
- 09:11VGKCole Reinhardt — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by William Eklund
- 09:28SJSTyler Toffoli — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. EichelC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17:00 |
| C. SissonsC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 15:49 |
| P. DorofeyevR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:25 |
| R. SmithR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17:03 |
| C. ReinhardtL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:53 |
| A. HoltzR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 11:36 |
| B. BowmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:59 |
| T. HertlC | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15:35 |
| I. BarbashevL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09:59 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12:51 |
| M. StoneR | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:44 |
| M. MarnerR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 21:40 |
| Z. WhitecloudD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:02 |
| J. LauzonD | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20:26 |
| K. KorczakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:26 |
| N. HanifinD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:24 |
| B. HuttonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| S. TheodoreD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23:05 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Lindbom(W) | 18/20 | 90.0 % | 59:57 |
| A. Schmid | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. WennbergC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 21:06 |
| B. GoodrowC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10:56 |
| C. GrafR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:13 |
| J. SkinnerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12:15 |
| Z. OstapchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:34 |
| M. CelebriniC | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 23:53 |
| W. EklundL | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 22:41 |
| T. ToffoliC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 17:19 |
| M. MisaC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 |
| A. GaudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 09:56 |
| P. RegendaL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:33 |
| I. ChernyshovL | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 |
| J. KlingbergD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 21:48 |
| S. DickinsonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 16:47 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 21:52 |
| V. IorioD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:18 |
| T. LiljegrenD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 |
| M. FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Askarov(L) | 25/31 | 80.6 % | 58:49 |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Golden Knights vs Sharks?
Golden Knights won 7-2 over Sharks on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
When was Golden Knights vs Sharks played?
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET at SAP Center at San Jose.
Where was Golden Knights vs Sharks played?
At SAP Center at San Jose, in San Jose.
Have the Golden Knights and Sharks played this season?
Yes: October 9 (Golden Knights 4, Sharks 3); November 29 (Sharks 3, Golden Knights 4); December 23 (Sharks 2, Golden Knights 7).