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Sharks vs Golden Knights

Final · Tue Dec 23 · 10:00 PM ET · T-Mobile Arena

San Jose SharksSharks17-17-3
2
FinalDec 23, 2025
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden Knights17-8-10
7
TVNBC Sports BAStreamESPN+Scripps Sports

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
SJ+164
VGK−198
Puck line
SJ +1.5−148
VGK −1.5+124
Total O/U
Over 6.5+102
Under 6.5−122
  • Puck line: Golden Knights −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (9 goals).

Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Dec 23, 2025, a 5-goal win to move to 17-8-10.

They scored 5 unanswered goals in the first period.

Score by period

San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights, score by period
Team123T
SJ0112
VGK5117

W: Hart · L: Askarov

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. VGKGoal · 1:46Brett Howden Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (7), Reilly Smith (4)0-1
  2. VGKGoal · 9:07Mitch Marner Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (9), Pavel Dorofeyev (9)0-2
  3. VGKGoal · 11:37Colton Sissons Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (5), Brandon Saad (4)0-3
  4. VGKGoal · 14:57Tomas Hertl Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (10)0-4
  5. VGKGoal · 18:34Mark Stone Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Ivan Barbashev (15), Kaedan Korczak (4)0-5

Second Period

  1. SJGoal · 6:49Macklin Celebrini Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (14)1-5
  2. VGKGoal · 18:50Reilly Smith Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (5), Braeden Bowman (8)1-6

Third Period

  1. VGKGoal · 5:22Mitch Marner Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (21), Ivan Barbashev (16)1-7
  2. SJGoal · 8:04Collin Graf Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (15), Alexander Wennberg (16)2-7

Team stats

SJVGK
Shots
23
26
Power Play Goals
0
1
Faceoff Win Percent
52.6
47.4
Hits
25
13
Blocked Shots
6
9
Penalty Minutes
8
4

Top performers

San Jose SharksVegas Golden Knights

Goals

Collin Graf1
Mitch Marner2

Assists

Tyler Toffoli2
Ivan Barbashev2

Points

Tyler Toffoli2
Mitch Marner2

Player stats

Sharks · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Ethan Cardwell RW001-49:4800100.00
Macklin Celebrini C102020:04102062.50
Igor Chernyshov LW110016:5000200.00
Ty Dellandrea C020-311:38000054.50
William Eklund LW110-119:0900500.04
Barclay Goodrow C020013:3700200.00
Collin Graf RW011117:2610100.00
Zack Ostapchuk C050010:41001058.30
Ryan Reaves RW050011:2000000.00
Jeff Skinner LW010-49:0200000.00
Tyler Toffoli C000015:24021050.00
Alexander Wennberg C121-117:38011040.00

Sharks · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sam Dickinson D000018:2200000.00
Mario Ferraro D000-220:4400100.02
John Klingberg D011-119:5800300.00
Nick Leddy D000-119:4600000.00
Shakir Mukhamadullin D000-220:0200200.02
Dmitry Orlov D240-221:2200100.00

Sharks · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Yaroslav Askarov G41612.75014:570
Alex Nedeljkovic G3107.70045:030

Golden Knights · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Ivan Barbashev LW100211:3402000.00
Braeden Bowman RW100212:3102000.00
Pavel Dorofeyev RW002017:2602500.00
Tomas Hertl C000-117:52103042.10
Alexander Holtz RW000018:13001050.00
Brett Howden C010215:47101061.50
Keegan Kolesar RW010014:1601200.00
Mitch Marner RW011216:53205014.30
Brandon Saad LW000014:1901100.00
Colton Sissons C010113:03103060.00
Reilly Smith RW000213:5611100.00
Mark Stone RW000215:4811200.00

Golden Knights · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Noah Hanifin D110221:2301000.00
Ben Hutton D101120:2900100.02
Kaedan Korczak D110120:1902000.00
Jeremy Lauzon D340219:2600100.00
Brayden McNabb D110117:1500000.00
Zach Whitecloud D022117:3000000.02

Golden Knights · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Carter Hart G22321.91360:000

Three stars

  1. Mitch Marner (VGK)
  2. Reilly Smith (VGK)
  3. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK)

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