Sharks defeat Golden Knights in finale

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Nick DeSimone broke a tie with a power-play goal at 10:51 of the third period, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena in the final game of the NHL preseason.

Marcus Sorensen, Chris Tierney, Barclay Goodrow and Joel Ward also scored for San Jose, which went 4-2-0 in the preseason. Aaron Dell made 20 saves through 31:48 before being relieved by Troy Grosenick, who made 14 saves.
Erik Haula, David Perron and Colin Miller scored for Vegas, which went 3-3-1 in the preseason. Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves.
Ward scored an empty-net goal at 19:32 of the third period.
The Sharks open their regular season at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday (10:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV).
The Golden Knights will make their NHL regular-season debut at the Dallas Stars on Friday (8:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN360, TVA Sports, FS-SW, ATTSN-RM, NHL.TV).

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