The Vegas Golden Knights made sure their last game before the Christmas break never turned into a grind, delivering their cleanest start of the season when it mattered most.
Vegas scored five goals in the first period and rolled to a 7-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena, setting the tone early and never letting San Jose recover.
Eight different Golden Knights scored, 12 players recorded at least one point and the game was effectively decided before the first intermission.
“It’s rare,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “To be up five-nothing after one period is probably going to happen once a year.