Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel scored short-handed goals just 23 seconds apart to lead a four-goal third-period surge, helping the Vegas Golden Knights come from behind to beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Friday night.
Vegas earned its league-leading 14th comeback win of the season and extended its winning streak to five games.
Eichel, McNabb, Mark Stone, and Brett Howden each had a goal and an assist, while Noah Hanifin and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored. Alex Pietrangelo recorded three assists, Victor Olofsson added two assists, and Adin Hill made 22 saves. The Golden Knights won their ninth game in the last 10 and improved to 13-0-3 all-time in the regular season at San Jose.
Will Smith had a goal and an assist, and Shakir Mukhamadullin and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Sharks, who lost their sixth straight game. Fabian Zetterlund added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves.
Vegas took a 1-0 lead at 6:58 of the first period when Hanifin scored a wrist shot from the slot. San Jose tied it at 14:40 on Mukhamadullin’s first career NHL goal, a slap shot from the left point.
The Golden Knights regained the lead at 3:27 of the second period when Stone scored a backhand rebound. However, San Jose answered with two goals, including Smith’s goal at 5:53 and Toffoli’s at 15:57, to take a 3-2 lead.
In the third period, Vegas scored three goals in the first 5:46. McNabb tied the game at 3-3 with a wrist shot from the left circle, and Eichel gave the Knights the lead with another short-handed goal just 23 seconds later. Dorofeyev extended the lead to 5-3 with a backhand shot.
The Sharks pulled Georgiev for an extra attacker with 2:45 left, but Howden sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 31.5 seconds remaining.
