Overview
- Vegas poured in five goals in the opening period, with 13 players recording a point for a team record for a single period.
- Mitch Marner scored twice, while Mark Stone and Reilly Smith each had a goal and an assist as balanced scoring drove the rout.
- Carter Hart made 21 saves for the win as the Golden Knights controlled the first period with a 17-5 shot edge and a 13-0 advantage in high-danger chances.
- San Jose pulled Yaroslav Askarov at 14:57 after he allowed four on 16 shots, with Alex Nedeljkovic stopping seven in relief; Macklin Celebrini and Collin Graf provided the Sharks' goals and Tyler Toffoli had two assists.
- The victory snapped Vegas' three-game slide and improved its regular-season record against San Jose to 30-2-5 heading into the break.