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Recap - Golden Knights Defeat San Jose 5-2

Jonathan Marchessault scored twice to lead the Golden Knights over San Jose 5-2 on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.

Vegas won as a -263 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Jonathan Marchessault(2), Mark Stone, Mattias Janmark, and Alex Tuch each scored for the Golden Knights in the victory. Marchessault opened the scoring for Vegas.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 33 San Jose shots in the victory.

Timo Meier, and Tomas Hertl scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.

San Jose got a 35-stop effort from Josef Korenar in the loss.

On the power play, Vegas went 1-for-3, while the Sharks were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 40-33.

Next game, Vegas takes its act on the road to face Anaheim looking for another win. For San Jose, they head home to face Minnesota.