Golden Knights 4–3 Sharks — Final Score & Stats (Oct 9, 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

Jack Eichel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:34 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Mark Stone

2 A

1 shots · 19:22 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Shakir Mukhamadullin

2 A

12:45 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 1st · 05:31

Assists: Ty Dellandrea, Shakir Mukhamadullin · beat Akira Schmid

0–1

🎰 Brett Howden Tying 1st · 08:09

Assists: Keegan Kolesar, Ben Hutton · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–1

2nd period

🦈 Alex Wennberg PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:59

Assists: William Eklund, John Klingberg · beat Akira Schmid

1–2

🎰 Pavel Dorofeyev PP Tying 2nd · 14:22

Assists: Mark Stone, Jack Eichel · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–2

3rd period

🦈 Philipp Kurashev Go-ahead 3rd · 02:59

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Shakir Mukhamadullin · beat Akira Schmid

2–3

🎰 Jack Eichel Tying 3rd · 18:26

Assists: Mark Stone, Tomas Hertl · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–3

Overtime

🎰 Reilly Smith Go-ahead OT · 01:24

Assists: Shea Theodore · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Marner · Stone 22:25

L2 Dorofeyev · Saad · Hertl 17:53

L3 Karlsson · Barbashev · Smith 14:13

L4 Sissons · Howden · Kolesar 9:53

D1 Theodore · McNabb 23:04

D2 Lauzon · Whitecloud 16:46

D3 Korczak · Hutton 14:39

🦈Sharks

L1 Celebrini · Smith · Kurashev 20:34

L2 Eklund · Wennberg · Graf 17:27

L3 Dellandrea · Toffoli · Skinner 14:45

L4 Goodrow · Gaudette · Reaves 9:37

D1 Klingberg · Orlov 22:02

D2 Leddy · Ferraro 19:50

D3 Liljegren · Mukhamadullin 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK SJS🦈

31 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

22 Hits 22

17 Blocked shots 14

1 Takeaways 5

17 Giveaways 24

8 Penalty minutes 8

VGK shooting 12.9% (4/31) SJS shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Akira Schmid

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 60:15 TOI

🦈Sharks

Alex Nedeljkovic

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 61:24 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

VGK SJS

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 2–2

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Jan 72025 🎰VGK @ 🦈SJS 4–2 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

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VGK vs SJS, answered

Who won Golden Knights vs Sharks on October 9, 2025?

Golden Knights won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Brett Howden, Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Sharks?

Alex Wennberg, Jeff Skinner, Philipp Kurashev.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Akira Schmid made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeOct 8 👑LAK @ 🎰VGK 6–5 AfterOct 11 🎰VGK @ 🦑SEA 1–2

🦈 Sharks

BeforeApr 16 🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS 3–0 AfterOct 11 🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS 7–6

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