Golden Knights 2-1 Sharks (17 Feb, 2023) Play-by-Play

San Jose Sharks

17-28-11, 12-15-4 away

	1	2	3	T
SJ	0	1	0	1
VGK	0	0	2	2

Vegas Golden Knights

33-18-4, 16-13-0 home

Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Karlsson faceoff won against Nico Sturm
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nick Cicek shot blocked by Reilly Smith
Jonathan Marchessault Deflected saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Keegan Kolesar hit Kevin Labanc
Jacob MacDonald shot blocked by Alec Martinez
Oskar Lindblom shot blocked by Alec Martinez
Evgeny Svechnikov shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Paul Cotter Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Karlsson faceoff won against Logan Couture
Chandler Stephenson Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide of Net
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Logan Couture
Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide of Net
William Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Jonathan Marchessault Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Reilly Smith Snap Shot Wide of Net
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Zach Whitecloud Slap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Brett Howden hit Jacob MacDonald
Noah Gregor shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Matt Benning shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Brett Howden Cross-checking against Noah Gregor
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
William Carrier hit Mario Ferraro
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Logan Couture
Jack Eichel Snap Shot Wide of Net
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Karlsson Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Logan Couture shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
Paul Cotter hit Jacob MacDonald
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Howden
William Karlsson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
William Karlsson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Shea Theodore Backhand Wide of Net
William Carrier hit Steven Lorentz
Keegan Kolesar hit Matt Benning
Keegan Kolesar hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Brett Howden
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
Takeaway by Adin Hill
Paul Cotter hit Alexander Barabanov
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Michael Amadio hit Jacob MacDonald
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Giveaway by Alec Martinez
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Chandler Stephenson Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Zach Whitecloud hit Noah Gregor
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Logan Couture
Michael Eyssimont shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Brayden McNabb hit Alexander Barabanov
Brayden McNabb hit Michael Eyssimont
Takeaway by William Karlsson
Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide of Net
William Karlsson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Reilly Smith hit Mario Ferraro
Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson
Alec Martinez Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Brett Howden Tip-In Wide of Net
Michael Amadio Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Michael Amadio Deflected saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nicolas Hague hit Noah Gregor
Keegan Kolesar hit Nick Cicek
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Takeaway by Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nicolas Roy Tip-In saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Brayden McNabb hit Noah Gregor
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Nicolas Roy Tip-In Wide of Net
Shea Theodore Snap Shot Wide of Net
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Carrier Tip-In saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Chandler Stephenson hit Matt Benning
Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide of Net
Paul Cotter Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Takeaway by Nicolas Roy
Keegan Kolesar hit Alexander Barabanov
Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo
Takeaway by Jack Eichel
Paul Cotter Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (22)
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Logan Couture
Paul Cotter hit Matt Benning
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Logan Couture
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Logan Couture
Paul Cotter hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Jack Eichel
Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Takeaway by William Karlsson
Michael Amadio Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Takeaway by Zach Whitecloud
William Karlsson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide of Net
Michael Amadio Slap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Chandler Stephenson Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
William Karlsson faceoff won against Steven Lorentz
Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Zach Whitecloud hit Timo Meier
Keegan Kolesar hit Erik Karlsson
William Karlsson faceoff won against Logan Couture
Zach Whitecloud hit Evgeny Svechnikov
William Carrier Deflected Wide of Net
William Karlsson faceoff won against Logan Couture
Michael Amadio Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Shea Theodore Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Michael Amadio Deflected Wide of Net
Paul Cotter hit Matt Benning
Nicolas Hague Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Phil Kessel
Kevin Labanc shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
William Karlsson faceoff won against Logan Couture
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
Shea Theodore Slap Shot Wide of Net
William Carrier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (36), Shea Theodore (21)
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Phil Kessel shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
Takeaway by Noah Gregor
Nick Cicek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nico Sturm faceoff won against William Karlsson
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Nico Sturm
Giveaway by Oskar Lindblom
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald
Jacob MacDonald hit Paul Cotter
Paul Cotter shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald
Steven Lorentz faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Brett Howden shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Oskar Lindblom
Alec Martinez shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro hit Paul Cotter
Mario Ferraro Tripping against Paul Cotter
Giveaway by Matt Benning
Logan Couture Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Jacob MacDonald hit Chandler Stephenson
Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by Nick Cicek
Tomas Hertl Hi-sticking against Brayden McNabb
Takeaway by Steven Lorentz
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Nick Bonino
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Timo Meier
Timo Meier hit Chandler Stephenson
Timo Meier hit William Carrier
Noah Gregor hit Keegan Kolesar
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Michael Eyssimont Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Takeaway by Mario Ferraro
Shea Theodore shot blocked by Michael Eyssimont
Michael Eyssimont Tripping against Shea Theodore
Steven Lorentz hit Nicolas Roy
Nick Bonino faceoff won against William Karlsson
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Giveaway by Jacob MacDonald
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Logan Couture
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide of Net
Kevin Labanc Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nick Cicek hit William Karlsson
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Giveaway by Logan Couture
Timo Meier Backhand Over Net
Noah Gregor faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Takeaway by Nick Bonino
Evgeny Svechnikov hit Nicolas Hague
Evgeny Svechnikov Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Takeaway by Alexander Barabanov
Logan Couture Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Noah Gregor hit Alec Martinez
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Alexander Barabanov hit Brayden McNabb
Nick Cicek hit William Karlsson
Tomas Hertl hit William Karlsson
Tomas Hertl Tripping against William Karlsson
Takeaway by Kaapo Kahkonen
Jack Eichel shot blocked by Nick Cicek
Shea Theodore shot blocked by Nick Cicek
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Jacob MacDonald hit Keegan Kolesar
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Timo Meier
Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Timo Meier
Tomas Hertl Tip-In Wide of Net
Alexander Barabanov Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Logan Couture Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Logan Couture faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson
Matt Benning Snap Shot Wide of Net
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Alexander Barabanov Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (14), Logan Couture (26)
Noah Gregor Tripping against Paul Cotter
Nick Bonino faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Takeaway by Steven Lorentz
William Carrier shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Jacob MacDonald Holding against Michael Amadio
Matt Benning hit Nicolas Roy
Steven Lorentz faceoff won against William Karlsson
Jacob MacDonald hit Michael Amadio
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Jacob MacDonald hit Brett Howden
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Nick Cicek hit William Carrier
Nick Bonino Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nick Bonino faceoff won against William Karlsson
Nick Bonino faceoff won against William Karlsson
Steven Lorentz faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Kevin Labanc hit Nicolas Roy
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot Over Net
Kevin Labanc Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Tomas Hertl Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
Marc-Edouard Vlasic Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Timo Meier Hi-sticking against Nicolas Roy
Matt Benning hit William Carrier
Michael Amadio shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
Nick Bonino faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
Michael Eyssimont Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Takeaway by Logan Couture
Alexander Barabanov Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nick Bonino faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Giveaway by Jacob MacDonald
Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald
Oskar Lindblom Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
Michael Eyssimont Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nick Bonino hit Shea Theodore
Steven Lorentz hit Jack Eichel
Jacob MacDonald Wrist Shot Wide of Net
Kevin Labanc hit Alex Pietrangelo
Kevin Labanc Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Jacob MacDonald Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
Nick Bonino Abuse of Officials
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill

SHARKS

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

TIME	PLAY		SJ	VGK
0:00		Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00		Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Logan Couture	0	0
0:30		Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
0:31		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
0:31		Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson	0	0
0:53		Phil Kessel shot blocked by Tomas Hertl	0	0
1:05		Takeaway by Noah Gregor	0	0
1:11		Nick Cicek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
1:11		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
1:11		William Karlsson faceoff won against Nico Sturm	0	0
1:19		Offside	0	0
1:19		Nico Sturm faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
1:42		Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Nico Sturm	0	0
1:43		Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
1:44		Nick Cicek shot blocked by Reilly Smith	0	0
1:57		Giveaway by Oskar Lindblom	0	0
2:00		Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Mario Ferraro	0	0
2:01		Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Mario Ferraro	0	0
2:33		Jonathan Marchessault Deflected saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
2:33		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
2:33		Jack Eichel faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
2:41		Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald	0	0
2:59		Jacob MacDonald hit Paul Cotter	0	0
3:05		Paul Cotter shot blocked by Jacob MacDonald	0	0
3:20		Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0	0
3:20		Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Steven Lorentz	0	0
3:28		Icing	0	0
3:28		Steven Lorentz faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
3:35		Marc-Edouard Vlasic shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud	0	0
3:41		Keegan Kolesar hit Kevin Labanc	0	0
3:48		Brett Howden shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic	0	0
4:33		Icing	0	0
4:33		Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Chandler Stephenson	0	0
4:36		Jacob MacDonald shot blocked by Alec Martinez	0	0
4:37		Oskar Lindblom shot blocked by Alec Martinez	0	0
4:52		Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Oskar Lindblom	0	0
5:05		Alec Martinez shot blocked by Erik Karlsson	0	0
6:15		Takeaway by Kevin Labanc	0	0
6:20		Evgeny Svechnikov shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	0
6:26		Paul Cotter Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
6:29		Mario Ferraro hit Paul Cotter	0	0
6:33		Referee or Linesman	0	0
6:33		Mario Ferraro Tripping against Paul Cotter	0	0
6:33		William Karlsson faceoff won against Logan Couture	0	0
6:40		Giveaway by Matt Benning	0	0
6:41		Chandler Stephenson Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
6:42		Logan Couture Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
6:53		Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
7:26		Jacob MacDonald hit Chandler Stephenson	0	0
7:55		Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by Nick Cicek	0	0
8:38		Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
9:01		Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide of Net	0	0
9:14		Referee or Linesman	0	0
9:14		Tomas Hertl Hi-sticking against Brayden McNabb	0	0
9:14		Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Logan Couture	0	0
9:29		Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide of Net	0	0
9:31		William Carrier Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
9:59		Takeaway by Steven Lorentz	0	0
10:04		Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo	0	0
10:23		Jonathan Marchessault Snap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
10:23		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
10:23		Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Nick Bonino	0	0
10:32		Reilly Smith Snap Shot Wide of Net	0	0
10:43		Puck in Crowd	0	0
10:43		Jack Eichel faceoff won against Steven Lorentz	0	0
11:15		Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
11:16		Reilly Smith shot blocked by Nick Bonino	0	0
11:20		Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Wide of Net	0	0
11:37		Icing	0	0
11:37		Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
12:16		Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
12:28		Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Timo Meier	0	0
12:46		Zach Whitecloud Slap Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
12:46		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
12:46		Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
13:14		Timo Meier hit Chandler Stephenson	0	0
13:15		Icing	0	0
13:15		Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
13:24		Timo Meier hit William Carrier	0	0
13:47		Brett Howden hit Jacob MacDonald	0	0
13:55		Noah Gregor shot blocked by Shea Theodore	0	0
14:15		Matt Benning shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	0
14:19		Noah Gregor hit Keegan Kolesar	0	0
14:40		Referee or Linesman	0	0
14:40		Brett Howden Cross-checking against Noah Gregor	0	0
14:40		Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
14:58		Giveaway by Tomas Hertl	0	0
16:18		Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
16:35		Michael Eyssimont Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
16:36		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
16:36		Chandler Stephenson faceoff won against Steven Lorentz	0	0
16:47		William Carrier hit Mario Ferraro	0	0
17:15		Takeaway by Mario Ferraro	0	0
17:35		Shea Theodore shot blocked by Michael Eyssimont	0	0
17:39		Referee or Linesman	0	0
17:39		Michael Eyssimont Tripping against Shea Theodore	0	0
17:39		Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Logan Couture	0	0
17:47		Jack Eichel Snap Shot Wide of Net	0	0
18:12		Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
18:30		Steven Lorentz hit Nicolas Roy	0	0
18:49		William Karlsson Backhand saved by Kaapo Kahkonen	0	0
18:49		Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
18:49		Nick Bonino faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
19:27		Logan Couture shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo	0	0
19:32		Puck in Crowd	0	0
19:32		Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
19:39		Giveaway by Jacob MacDonald	0	0
19:49		Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide of Net	0	0
19:50		Paul Cotter hit Jacob MacDonald	0	0
19:56		Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Brett Howden	0	0
20:00		End of 1st Period	0	0

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 2-1

Golden Knights
4
Sharks
2

Game 1

26/10

Sharks
5
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

16/11

Sharks
1
Golden Knights
2

Game 3

17/2

Golden Knights
3
Sharks
4

Game 4

31/3

T-Mobile Arena

3:00 AM, 17 February 2023

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 17,544

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	9	3	1	19
Los Angeles	8	3	3	19
Vancouver	6	2	3	15
Calgary	7	5	1	15
Edmonton	6	7	1	13
Seattle	5	8	1	11
Anaheim	4	6	2	10
San Jose	4	8	2	10

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