Golden Knights 4–2 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Jan 7, 2025)

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

Mark Stone

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:26 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Shea Theodore

2 A

2 shots · 19:56 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

William Eklund

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:13 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🎰 Mark Stone Go-ahead 1st · 08:39

Assists: Shea Theodore, William Karlsson · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🎰 Zach Whitecloud 1st · 10:08

Assists: Brett Howden, Keegan Kolesar · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–0

2nd period

🦈 William Eklund PP 2nd · 09:49

Assists: Collin Graf, Alex Wennberg · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–1

3rd period

🎰 Victor Olofsson PP 3rd · 01:10

Assists: Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–1

🦈 Timothy Liljegren PP 3rd · 10:41

Assists: William Eklund, Fabian Zetterlund · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–2

🎰 Tomas Hertl Empty net 3rd · 18:40

Assists: Mark Stone

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Howden · Stone 18:26

L2 Pearson · Olofsson · Karlsson 15:46

L3 Dorofeyev · Hertl · Kolesar 15:12

L4 Schwindt · Holtz · Rondbjerg 10:08

D1 Pietrangelo · Hanifin 22:49

D2 McNabb · Theodore 20:28

D3 Hague · Whitecloud 16:12

🦈Sharks

L1 Zetterlund · Eklund · Granlund 20:14

L2 Celebrini · Wennberg · Graf 16:44

L3 Smith · Toffoli · Kunin 13:31

L4 Goodrow · Kostin · Kovalenko 11:43

D1 Thrun · Liljegren 21:56

D2 Ferraro · Ceci 19:30

D3 Rutta · Mukhamadullin 15:51

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK SJS🦈

42 Shots on goal 21

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

25 Hits 28

19 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 4

14 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 2

VGK shooting 9.5% (4/42) SJS shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Ilya Samsonov

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🦈Sharks

Alexandar Georgiev

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 58:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

VGK SJS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Sharks

Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-2 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 3–0

Dec 272024 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 6–3 Oct 262024 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 3–7 Feb 192024 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–0 Dec 102023 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 4–5 SO Nov 102023 🦈SJS @ 🎰VGK 0–5

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Who won Golden Knights vs Sharks on January 7, 2025?

Golden Knights won 4–2. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Mark Stone, Tomas Hertl, Victor Olofsson, Zach Whitecloud.

Who scored for Sharks?

Timothy Liljegren, William Eklund.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🎰VGK 1–3 AfterJan 9 🏝️NYI @ 🎰VGK 4–0

🦈 Sharks

BeforeJan 4 😈NJD @ 🦈SJS 2–3 AfterJan 10 🦈SJS @ 🏒UTA 1–2

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