10:10 pm
April 23

Golden Knights @ Sharks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vegas Golden Knights

@ San Jose Sharks

 

Starting Goalies:

Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK): Projected

Martin Jones (SJ): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vegas Golden Knights: (-105)

San Jose Sharks: (-115)

 

• After piling up 16 goals in winning Games 2-4, Vegas has been limited to three tallies in the past two contests, prompting Gallant to consider a lineup change for the winner-take-all Game 7. “That’s definitely a possibility. I’m not saying we’re going to do it, just saying we’re talking about it,” said Gallant, who would likely choose from among forwards Ryan Carpenter, Brandon Pirri or Nikita Gusev, signed earlier this month after earning MVP honors in the Kontinental Hockey League. Defenseman Shea Theodore collected his sixth assist of the series Sunday night.

• Coach Peter DeBoer resisted the urge to switch goaltenders after Martin Jones was yanked early in Games 2 and 4 and was pierced for six goals in Game 3, but the perseverance has paid off for San Jose. Jones turned aside 30 of 32 shots in Game 5 and registered a playoff career high with 58 saves Sunday night to fend off the relentless Golden Knights. “The confidence in this room in Martin Jones has not wavered once,” forward Logan Couture said. “I’m sure the media has written and talked about what they wanted, but the main thing is the confidence in this room never wavered.”

• Vegas F’s Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone have been held off the scoresheet in the past two games after combining for 28 points in the first four.

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