San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Marner scores 2 as Golden Knights get 5 in 1st period and beat Sharks 7-2
Mark Stone also had a goal and an assist, and Brett Howden, Colton Sissons and Tomas Hertl also scored for Vegas. Pavel Dorofeyev, Kaeden Korczak, Braeden Bowman and Ivan Barbashev each had two assists, and Carter Hart had 21 saves to help the Golden Knights snap a three-game skid (0-2-1).
Macklin Celebrini and Colin Graf scored, and Tyler Toffoli had two assists for San Jose in its third straight loss. Yaroslav Askarov gave up four goals on 16 shots before he was pulled with 5:03 left in the first period. Alex Nedeljkovic had seven saves the rest of the way.
The Golden Knights had a season-high scoring output, topping the previous high of six reached three times in October.
The five-goal first tied the Golden Knights' franchise record for a period, accomplished four times previously. Vegas had 13 players record at least a point in the period, breaking the previous mark of 11 accomplished three times.
Howden scored on a 2-on-1 with Bowman to get Vegas on the scoreboard 1:46 into the game.
Marner made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 9:07 as his cross-ice pass for Dorofeyev deflected off Sharks center Alexander Wennberg and past Askarov.
Sissons scored with 8:23 remaining in the first on a 2-on-1 with Keegan Kolesar. Kolesar sent a backhand pass past sliding defenseman Mario Ferraro and off Askarov's left pad to Sissons for the tap-in on the right side.
Hertl converted from the inside edge of the right circle with 5:03 to go in the period for a four-goal lead, chasing Askarov. Stone put a backhander past Nedeljkovic from the left side with 1:26 remaining to cap the big opening period.
Celebrini got San Jose on the scoreboard at 6:49 of the second for the 19-year-old's 19th of the season.
Smith made it 6-1 with 1:10 remaining in the middle period, and Marner's second of the night made it a six-goal lead at 5:22 of the third.
Golden Knights: Host Colorado on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:46 | Brett Howden Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (7), Reilly Smith (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:07 | Mitch Marner Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (9), Pavel Dorofeyev (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 11:37 | Colton Sissons Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (5), Brandon Saad (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:57 | Tomas Hertl Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (10) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:34 | Mark Stone Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Ivan Barbashev (15), Kaedan Korczak (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:49 | Macklin Celebrini Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:50 | Reilly Smith Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (5), Braeden Bowman (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:22 | Mitch Marner Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (21), Ivan Barbashev (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:04 | Collin Graf Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (15), Alexander Wennberg (16) |
Statistics
 SJ |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 25 | Hits | 13 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 23 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 52.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.4 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kiefer Sherwood, LW | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Ty Dellandrea, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 12 |
| Philipp Kurashev, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 12 |
| Logan Couture, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,092 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,092 | Capacity:
