On Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (16-8-10) play the first of a four-game homestand. They’ve lost three in a row and look to get back into the win column. They’ll face the San Jose Sharks (17-16-3) at T-Mobile Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers. They suffered a slow start, and, despite a third-period rally, fell 4-3.
The Sharks last played on Saturday against the Seattle Kraken. They led early in the third period, but allowed two quick goals and lost 4-2.
Carter Hart was the first goaltender off the ice. Hart has a record of 1-1-0 and an average save percentage of .860 in two career games against the Sharks.
Yaroslav Askarov will start tonight for the Sharks. This will be Askarov’s first career start against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Mitch Marner — Mark Stone
Alexander Holtz — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Reilly Smith — Brett Howden — Braedan Bowman
Brandon Saad — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Kaedan Korczak
Noah Hanifin — Ben Hutton
Jeremy Lauzon — Zach Whitecloud
Goaltenders: Carter Hart / Akira Schmid
Sharks Lines
Collin Graf — Macklin Celebrini — Igor Chernyshov
William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli
Jeff Skinner — Ty Dellandrea — Ethan Cardwell
Barclay Goodrow — Zach Ostapchuk — Adam Gaudette
Defense
Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg
Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren
Sam Dickinson — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Goaltenders: Yaroslav Askarov / Alex Nedeljkovic
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.9%, T4th
VGK penalty kill: 81.2%, 15th
Sharks power play: 18.3%, 19th
Sharks penalty kill: 78.1%, 21st
Golden Knights Game Notes
The Golden Knights have won both of their meetings against the Sharks this season for a record of 2-0-0. They have a record of 29-2-5 against them all-time.
Tomáš Hertl will play his sixth career game against the Sharks tonight. Hertl has three goals and six points in his first five games against his former team.
Hertl is on an active three-game point streak. He has one goal and five points over that stretch.
The Golden Knights will play their fourth consecutive game without Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore. Neither traveled with the team. Last Friday, head coach Bruce Cassidy provided injury updates for both.
Macklin Celebrini, the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, is third in the league in scoring with 18 goals and 54 points. Celebrini has two assists in four career games against the Golden Knights.
We’re on milestone watch! Carter Hart is one win away from 100 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a record of 7-4-5 at the Fortress this season; the Sharks are 7-9-0 on the road.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340