Pacioretty, who earlier recorded an assist,
scored the winner on a one-timer from the right faceoff circle
after taking a cross-ice pass from Alex Pietrangelo.
Oscar Dansk, making his first appearance of the season after
Marc-Andre Fleury started each of Vegas' past 10 games, made 25
saves and got the victory despite a late gaffe.
Brent Burns, Matt Nieto, Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc scored
and Erik Karlsson had two assists for the Sharks, who dropped to
1-3-1 on their seven-game homestand.
Goalie Martin Jones was pulled early in the second period after
allowing three goals on eight shots. He was replaced by Devan
Dubnyk, who kept San Jose in the game by stopping 17 of the 19
shots he faced.
The Sharks fell behind 3-0 early but finally tied the score with
1:07 remaining in regulation on a fluke goal.
Burns' long outlet pass for Labanc deflected off the skate of
Vegas defenseman Alec Martinez and kicked high into the air,
heading for the net. Dansk tried to shovel the bouncing puck to
the corner but nearly fanned on the clearing attempt, the puck
grazing off the bottom of his stick.
The puck deflected off Labanc's stick as the forward continued
skating hard to the net, and then again off Dansk's paddle
before trickling into the net.
Smith and Stephenson scored in the first period for the Golden
Knights, and Pacioretty chased Jones with his goal 2:57 into the
second.
The Sharks' comeback began as Burns scored on a power-play blast
from the right point at 6:01 of the second. Nieto scored on a
two-on-one break at 12:43, pulling the Sharks within 3-2
entering the third period.
Tuch tallied just 26 seconds into the final period, on a wrist
shot from the left faceoff circle, to restore Vegas' two-goal
advantage.
Couture scored following a mad scramble in front of the Golden
Knights' net at 6:23 of the period to pull the Sharks back
within one.
--Field Level Media
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