The Sharks sweep their current two-game homestand by getting a huge win over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.
The Sharks got off to a great start against one of their biggest rivals, scoring the first two goals in the first period. The first of these two first went to Fabian Zetterlund because it appeared to have deflected off of him, but it later went to Mario Ferraro for his fourth goal of the season. Assists on this first goal went to Henry Thrun for his first NHL point in his NHL debut and Thomas Bordeleau in his season debut. Team Teal extended their lead to two later in the opening frame on Oskar Lindblom’s sixth goal of the year. Mario Ferraro and Henry Thrun recorded the assists on that second goal, with the latter registering his second NHL point in his big-league debut. A few minutes later before the end of the first period, the Golden Knights got on the board via Nicholas Hague to cut their deficit in half.
The Knights evened things up early in the second period via Ivan Barbashev on the power play. Later on in the middle frame, Tomas Hertl scored his 21st goal of the year that ricocheted off of Laurent Brossoit and a Vegas defenseman to regain the lead for the Sharks. Martin Kaut and Jacob Peterson picked up the assists on the Hertl goal.
Team Teal controlled the tempo and carried most of the momentum throughout this game. However, Vegas evened it up once more around the midway point of the third via Michael Amadio to eventually force OT. The bonus period was where Logan Couture would score the game-winner on the breakaway for his 26th goal of the year to win their second consecutive game at home.
James Reimer made a total of 23 saves in the OT win over the Golden Knights.
In other news, the Sharks recently signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to a two-year contract extension worth $2.5 million.
Although the Golden Knights became the first team in the Western Conference to clinch a playoff berth prior to this game, Vegas realized that they are back in the playoffs and took their feet off of the accelerator against the Sharks, allowing Team Teal to earn a huge win from a confidence standpoint. In addition, Henry Thrun is already looking like a great addition to this Sharks team. Next up, the Sharks head to Arizona for their final meeting with the Coyotes this season on Saturday at 7 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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