By The Numbers - San Jose Sharks

The rivalry between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks has grown steadily since Vegas joined the NHL in 2017.
With eight meetings ahead of them in the 2020-21 campaign, the Golden Knights and Sharks will inevitably build upon that rivalry. Before they do that, sort through some of the stats behind their three-year head-to-head history.

1- Cody Glass scored his first NHL goal against San Jose in his first NHL game on Oct. 2, 2019.
5- William Karlsson led the Golden Knights in scoring against the Sharks last season with five points (5A) in four games.
5- Marc-Andre Fleury has collected five wins in seven starts against San Jose in three seasons in Vegas.
7- Always the shifty, two-way player, Reilly Smith has seven takeaways in four games against San Jose last year.
11- Smith has registered a franchise-best 11 assists in his nine contests against San Jose since 2017.
13-The Golden Knights and Sharks have played 13 playoff games against one another. That's the highest mark for anyone Vegas has squared off with in the postseason.
15- Karlsson's 15 points (7G, 8A) in 12 games against San Jose are the most in Vegas history.
26- Ryan Reaves made sure his mark was felt by the Sharks last season with 26 hits in four outings.
28- Since 2017, 28 different players have registered at least one point for the Golden Knights against San Jose.
49-Timo Meier was San Jose's leading scorer in the regular season last year with 49 points (22G, 27A) in 70 games.
82- Fleury stopped 82 of 86 Sharks' shots that came his way last season.
203- The Sharks have sent 215 shots Fleury's way since 2017 and he's stopped 203 of them.