Vegas Golden Knights at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Hertl scores twice in 5-point game, Golden Knights beat Sharks 7-2 for 4th win in a row
Vegas won its fourth straight game, completing a back-to-back after beating St. Louis 4-2 at home Saturday night.
Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist, Zach Whitecloud and Shea Theodore also scored, and Carl Lindbom stopped 18 shots. Mark Stone had two assists, but his goals streak ended at team record-tying seven games.
Collin Graf and Alexander Wennberg scored for the Sharks, and Yaroslav Askarov made 26 saves. San Jose also played Saturday, beating Dallas 5-4 at home in overtime.
Eichel opened the scoring at 7:19 of the first period, and Dorofeyev scored his 17th goal of the season on a power play with 9:03 to go in the period.
Vegas added three goals in the second period, including a power-play goal by Hertl, his 17th of the season, with nine minutes remaining.
Theodore scored an empty-netter in the third, and Hertl capped the scoring with his second of the night.
Sharks: At Washington on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK wins series 4-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:19 | Jack Eichel Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (20), Jeremy Lauzon (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:33 | Collin Graf Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:57 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (19), Mark Stone (24) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:19 | Jack Eichel Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (25) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:00 | Tomas Hertl Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (26), Pavel Dorofeyev (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:25 | Zach Whitecloud Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (20), Noah Hanifin (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:29 | Alexander Wennberg Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Timothy Liljegren (8), Tyler Toffoli (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:03 | Shea Theodore Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:59 | Tomas Hertl Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (16), Noah Hanifin (16) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 19 | Hits | 21 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 32 | Shots | 20 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 52.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.4 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
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 |
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 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
