{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The San Jose Sharks (0-1-0) fell 4-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights (2-0-0) on Thursday night. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Michael Amadio, Nicolas Gague, and Nicolas Roy all scored their first goals of the season. Logan Thompson made 22 saves in his first start of the season. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Filip Zadina scored his first career goal for the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen made 27 saves in his first start this season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "San Jose came out slow but weathered the storm after the first period. The Golden Knights capitalized on offensive zone pressure and a neutral zone turnover for their late second-period tallies. " } }, { "id": "cn2k8rx2-wbkrp8sr", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Real_Max_Miller/status/1712706112133435663", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712706112133435663", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Vegas had continuous offensive zone pressure throughout the game. The Sharks gave all five players of the Knights way too much time in the offensive zone. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Golden Knights looked like a team that had just won the Stanley Cup." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "\"Listen, they are the defending Stanley Cup champions,\" Sharks head coach David Quinn said. \"They've got a ton of swagger. There's a lot of conviction in what they do. It's not really a feeling out process with them, but you know, we're still coming together as a team.\"" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Mikael Granlund did not play the last 13 minutes of the third period. Quinn confirmed postgame that he re-aggravated the injury that he dealt with during training camp." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " \"He did. It's a long season, no need to put him in harm's way,\" Quinn said." } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "FIRST PERIOD: ", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "3:21: Kyle Burroughs gets into a fight in his first game as a member of the San Jose Sharks." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "\"He's exactly what we thought we were getting,\" Quinn said about Burroughs. \"A hard-nosed guy who can move, who makes solid passes. He's a hell of a teammate.\"" } }, { "id": "ijcwjoji-rm63bymj", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/NBCSSharks/status/1712661575256117495", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712661575256117495", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "15:25: Michael Amadio finishes off a great pass from William Karlsson. Vegas had killed a penalty and used the momentum to create offense against. 1-0 Vegas." } }, { "id": "vxv6bj5i-4hog6b5r", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1712667331329982840", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712667331329982840", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "17:48: Filip Zadina fires home a spinning wrist shot from the slot to tie the game at one. Henry Thrun and Tomas Hertl assist on the play. 1-1." } }, { "id": "5kvztdru-sepkppj5", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/NBCSSharks/status/1712668364739629533", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712668364739629533", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "San Jose came out with a lot of energy but never gained much offensive pressure. Vegas' top line of Barbashev-Eichel-Marchessault put immense pressure every time they touched the ice. " } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "SECOND PERIOD: ", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "18:31: Nicolas Hague powers a one-timer past Kahkonen. The top line of the Golden Knights once again created sustained pressure in the offensive zone. 2-1 Vegas." } }, { "id": "eo09ia9t-5t0b0suq", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1712682756457521501", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712682756457521501", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "19:24: Nicolas Roy goes down the right wing and fires a quick shot over the shoulder of Kahkonen. 3-1 Vegas " } }, { "id": "wanwtt11-ch4f7m4a", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1712683405597397124", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712683405597397124", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "San Jose did a good job creating even play in the second, but two late goals by the Golden Knights killed any momentum the Sharks had built. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "\"I thought that really deflated us,\" Quinn said. \"I thought we played a good period for 18 minutes. They had two scoring chances in the second period up to that point, and it just really deflated us.\"" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "THIRD PERIOD:", "level": 4 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "2:11: Brayden Pachal scores his first NHL goal on a shot from the high slot. San Jose can't handle the offensive zone pressure of Vegas. 4-1" } }, { "id": "liclx3i0-h4oirjur", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/1712690208880345355", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1712690208880345355", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark THN's San Jose Sharks site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Scratch Kevin Labanc; Beginning Of The End" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Goalie Rewarded for Strong Preseason" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sharks Captain Suffers Setback; No Return in Sight" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Time For The Sharks to Unleash William Eklund" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Follow Max on Twitter: @Real_Max_Miller" ] } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTkwNDcwMzA3MzkwODQw/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "The Hockey News" } } ] }

Vegas Spoils Opening Night: Golden Knights Beat Sharks 4-1