A third-period lead by the Sharks has been blown once more, as the Vegas Golden Knights rally for four unanswered goals in the final frame to win 6-3 in Tomas Hertl’s return to SAP Center as a Golden Knight.
The Golden Knights struck first in the opening period via Noah Hanifin to get this one going, while the Sharks responded about eight minutes later on Shakir Mukhamadullin’s first NHL goal, assisted by Fabian Zetterlund and Will Smith, to even the game at one. Early in the second period, Mark Stone scored to briefly put Knights ahead. A few minutes later, a great effort by Macklin Celebrini set up Will Smith to score his sixth goal of the season to tie it at two, with Fabian Zetterlund also registering his second assist of the night. The Sharks added one more goal later in the second period via Tyler Toffoli’s 14th of the season, assisted by Mikael Granlund and Barclay Goodrow.
It was all Vegas in the third period, as the Golden Knights scored four consecutive goals from Brayden McNabb, Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev, and Brett Howden to run away with this contest.
Alexandar Georgiev received the start in net for Team Teal in their first game back from the holiday break, recording 30 saves on 35 shots against. In addition, William Eklund did not play in this game and is currently day-to-day due to lingering aftereffects from Tyler Myers laying a big hit on him during the Sharks' previous game against the Canucks, while Jake Walman was out for a second consecutive game. On top of that, Vitek Vanecek was placed on IR, while Klim Kostin was activated from IR but didn't play in this game either.
Overall, the Sharks had their bright moments in this game, such as Shakir Mukhamadullin’s first NHL goal and stellar performances from Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Tyler Toffoli to name a few, but they ultimately and unsurprisingly find a new way to lose. San Jose hosts the second of back-to-back home games tomorrow against the Calgary Flames at 7 pm PT.
Sources: Curtis Pashelka via X, NHL App, Sharks Audio Network
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