Vegas Tops San Jose, 5-2, to Clinch Playoff Spot

The Vegas Golden Knights (33-11-2) defeated the San Jose Sharks (18-23-5), 5-2, to secure their fourth straight playoff appearance on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
San Jose forward Timo Meier recorded the first goal of the evening to give the Sharks an early 1-0 lead. Jonathan Marchessault answered back to knot the contest at 1-1 in a physically-played first period. Tomas Hertl found the back of the net in the second frame to retake the lead for the Sharks at 2-1. Mark Stone extended his point streak to six games with a wraparound power-play goal to even the game at 2-2. Alex Tuch buried a pass from Shea Theodore to gain the first Vegas lead of the night at 3-2. In the final frame, Marchessault tallied his second goal of the evening to push the Vegas lead to 4-2. Marchessault found Mattias Janmark for an empty-netter to solidify the 5-2 victory.

TOP PERFORMERS
Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault found the back of the net twice and had two assists.
Shea Theodore: Theodore had two assists in the win.
Mattias Janmark: Janmark notched his first goal as a Golden Knight.
Max Pacioretty: Pacioretty has picked up a point in six straight games.
Mark Stone: Stone has scored a power-play goal in three straight games.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
Max Pacioretty recorded his 600th career point in the win.
BECAUSE VEGAS WON...
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights head to California to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Honda Center. Catch the game on AT&T SportsNet and FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.