{"id":331627,"date":"2025-12-01T02:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/331627\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T02:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T02:06:32","slug":"golden-knights-game-25-big-changes-lines-notes-how-to-watch-vs-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/331627\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Knights Game 25, Big Changes: Lines, Notes, &#038; How to Watch vs Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (10-6-8) play the third of a four-game homestand. They\u2019ve lost four in a row and will look to get back into the win column. They\u2019ll face the San Jose Sharks (12-10-3) at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights were last in action on Friday against the Montreal Canadiens. Despite a strong start, the Canadiens scored first and held them off the scoreboard until it was too late. They broke Sam Montembaut\u2019s shutout, but\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeynow.com\/2025\/11\/28\/7-observations-habs-outplay-golden-knights-in-matinee-matchup\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">lost 4-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Sharks were also in action on Friday at home against the Vancouver Canucks. They scored two quick goals in the second period and held on for a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/san-jose-sharks-vancouver-canucks-game-notes-25\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">3-2 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carl Lindbom was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, so he\u2019ll make his first career start tonight against the Sharks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex Nedeljkovic will start in\u00a0net\u00a0for the Sharks. Nedeljkovic has a record of 1-1-1 and an average save percentage of .915 in four career games against the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a four-game losing streak, the Golden Knights are making a significant change. Veterans Reilly Smith and Brandon Saad won\u2019t play tonight; Cole Reinhardt and Alexander Holtz will draw back into the lineup.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeynow.com\/2025\/11\/29\/cassidy-explains-why-golden-knights-scratching-saad-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bruce Cassidy explained why<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0morning\u00a0skate on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights Lines<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Barbashev \u2014 Jack Eichel \u2014 Braedan Bowman<br \/>Mitch Marner \u2014 Brett Howden \u2014 Mark Stone<br \/>Alexander Holtz \u2014 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl \u2014 Pavel Dorofeyev<br \/>Cole Reinhardt \u2014 Colton Sissons \u2014 Keegan Kolesar<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Brayden McNabb \u2014 Shea Theodore<br \/>Noah Hanifin \u2014 Zach Whitecloud<br \/>Ben Hutton \u2014 Kaedan Korczak<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Carl Lindbom \/ Akira Schmid<\/p>\n<p>Sharks Lines<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Toffoli \u2014 Macklin Celebrini \u2014 Will Smith<br \/>William Eklund \u2014 Alex Wennberg \u2014 Adam Gaudette<br \/>Philipp Kurashev \u2014 Ty Dellandrea \u2014 Collin Graf<br \/>Barclay Goodrow \u2014 Zack Ostapchuk \u2014 Ryan Reaves<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Dmitry Orlov \u2014 Timothy Liljegren<br \/>Mario Ferraro \u2014 John Klingberg<br \/>Nick Leddy \u2014 Shakir Mukhamadullin<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Alex Nedeljkovic \/ Yaroslav Askarov<\/p>\n<p>Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>VGK power play: 23.5%, T8th<br \/>VGK penalty kill: 80.6%, T15th<\/p>\n<p>Sharks\u00a0power play: 18.3%, 18th<br \/>Sharks penalty kill: 81.8%, 11th<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights Game Notes<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights won their first game against the Sharks this season in overtime. They have a record of 28-2-5 against them all-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl will play his fifth career game against the Sharks. Hertl has a goal and four points in his first four games against his former team.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Ivan Barbashev will skate in his 200th game as a Golden Knight.<\/p>\n<p>Macklin Celebrini, the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, is second in the league in scoring with 14 goals and 36 points. Celebrini has one assist in three career games against the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re on milestone watch! Brett Howden is two points away from 100 as a Golden Knight.<\/p>\n<p>Dating back to before his 16-game injury absence, Mark Stone has a three-game goal streak. He also has an eight-game point streak, with four goals and 15 points over that stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights\u00a0have a record of\u00a05-4-4 at the Fortress this season; the Sharks are 4-6-0 on the road.<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>TV: Vegas 34\u00a0<br \/>Streaming:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knighttimeplus.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cgweigers%40vegasgoldenknights.com%7Cdb4bab1b96174cf5404f08de0847afb3%7Ce333adc99d5049f69df36db430deb21c%7C0%7C0%7C638957301227796586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PKHUneCRJ4yzTk%2Bl8oP2%2B8Q52JLu8STd%2Bbz8nsUzl4g%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">KnightTime+<\/a><br \/>Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9\/1340<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (10-6-8) play the third of a four-game homestand. 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