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2020-21 regular season

Golden Knights at Sharks

🗓 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0

Golden Knights beat Sharks 5–4 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on March 5, 2021.

VGK – SJS
27–29
Shots on goal
0/4–1/5
Power play
17–34
Hits
15–22
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Max Pacioretty
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:58 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Mark Stone
2 A
2 shots · 19:04 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Erik Karlsson
2 A
23:26 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead 1st · 05:48
Assists: William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault · beat Martin Jones
1–0
🎰 Chandler Stephenson 1st · 07:03
Assists: Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty · beat Martin Jones
2–0
2nd period
🎰 Max Pacioretty 2nd · 02:57
Assists: Alec Martinez, Ryan Reaves · beat Martin Jones
3–0
🦈 Brent Burns PP 2nd · 06:01
Assists: Ryan Donato, Timo Meier · beat Oscar Dansk
3–1
🦈 Matt Nieto 2nd · 12:43
Assists: Erik Karlsson · beat Oscar Dansk
3–2
3rd period
🎰 Alex Tuch 3rd · 00:26
Assists: William Carrier · beat Devan Dubnyk
4–2
🦈 Logan Couture 3rd · 06:23
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Evander Kane · beat Oscar Dansk
4–3
🦈 Kevin Labanc Tying 3rd · 18:53
Unassisted · beat Oscar Dansk
4–4
Overtime
🎰 Max Pacioretty Go-ahead OT · 01:25
Assists: Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone · beat Devan Dubnyk
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Pacioretty · Smith · Stone 19:04
L2 Stephenson · Karlsson · Marchessault 18:03
L3 Glass · Roy · Tuch 15:09
L4 Carrier · Kolesar · Reaves 9:04
D1 Pietrangelo · Theodore 23:59
D2 Martinez · Hague 18:22
D3 Holden · Whitecloud 14:40
🦈Sharks
L1 Kane · Couture · Gambrell 21:11
L2 Marleau · Labanc · Meier 17:05
L3 Balcers · Nieto · Donato 14:15
L4 Leonard · Kellman · Gabriel 10:29
D1 Burns · Karlsson 25:00
D2 Ferraro · Vlasic 17:46
D3 Simek · Knyzhov 13:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK SJS🦈
27 Shots on goal 29
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
17 Hits 34
15 Blocked shots 22
5 Takeaways 10
4 Giveaways 11
15 Penalty minutes 13
VGK shooting 18.5% (5/27) SJS shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Oscar Dansk
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 61:25 TOI
🦈Sharks
Devan Dubnyk
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 38:21 TOI
Martin Jones
5/8
.625 SV% · 3 GA · 22:16 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Reilly Smith · 1st 05:48 · 1–0 Chandler Stephenson · 1st 07:03 · 2–0 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 02:57 · 3–0 Brent Burns · 2nd 06:01 · 3–1 Matt Nieto · 2nd 12:43 · 3–2 Alex Tuch · 3rd 00:26 · 4–2 Logan Couture · 3rd 06:23 · 4–3 Kevin Labanc · 3rd 18:53 · 4–4 Max Pacioretty · OT 01:25 · 5–4
VGK SJS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0
Feb 132021 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Dec 222019 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 3–1 Nov 212019 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 2–1 OT Oct 42019 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 5–1 Oct 22019 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 1–4
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Who won Golden Knights vs Sharks on March 5, 2021?

Golden Knights won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Golden Knights 5, Sharks 4.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Max Pacioretty (2), Alex Tuch, Chandler Stephenson, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Sharks?

Brent Burns, Kevin Labanc, Logan Couture, Matt Nieto.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Oscar Dansk made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Sharks season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeMar 3 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 1–5 AfterMar 6 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–0
🦈 Sharks
BeforeMar 3 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 4–0 AfterMar 6 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–0
Also on March 5
🦅WSH 1–5 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 3–4 🪶CHI 🦆ANA 2–3 🏔️COL 🌲MIN 5–1 🌵ARI 🎵STL 3–2 👑LAK
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