San Jose Sharks fall behind by two goals to Vegas Golden Knights on two occasions and never fully recover in a 4-2 loss at SAP Center.
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Ilya Samsonov, left, defends against a shot by San Jose Sharks left wing William Eklund during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. SAN JOSE – The Vegas Golden Knights have dominated the Sharks in recent years. That’s not surprising, considering San Jose is going on six seasons without a playoff appearance, and the Golden Knights the Stanley Cup in 2023 and are in relentless pursuit of another.
The Sharks allowed even strength first period goals to Mark Stone and Zach Whitecloud and a third period power play goal to Victor Olofsson as their all-time home record against the Golden Knights fell to 3-12-2. All three of those wins came in overtime. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev, making his first start since New Year’s Eve, made 38 saves in what became his fifth straight loss. Still, it was arguably his steadiest performance in a Sharks uniform, as he came into Tuesday with a 1-4-0 record and an .869 save percentage.
Whitecloud then scored his third of the season at the 10:08 mark, a sequence started by a Sharks giveaway in their own end as Shakir Mukhamadullin had the puck taken off his stick from his blind side.
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