Schedule and 2018-19 Results
Regular Season Records: San Jose 46-27-9=101pts, Vegas 43-32-7=93pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 10 April: Vegas loses at San Jose, 5-goals-2
Game 2 on Friday, 12 April: Vegas wins at San Jose, 5-goals-3
Game 3 on Sunday, 14 April: San Jose loses at Vegas, 6-goals-3
Game 4 on Tuesday, 16 April: San Jose loses at Vegas, 5-goals-nil
Game 5 on Thursday, 18 April: Vegas loses at San Jose, 5-goals-2
Game 6 on Sunday, 21 April: San Jose wins at Vegas, 2-goals-1 (2OT)
Game 7 on Tuesday, 23 April: Vegas loses at San Jose, 5-goals-4 (OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The San Jose Sharks hosted and defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-goals-4 in overtime to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 victory. With the series 1393 win, the San Jose Sharks improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 19-20 overall and 14-7 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1393 loss, the Vegas Golden Knights see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious San Jose Sharks in series 1393 was WLLLWWW: Series 1393 thus becomes the sixth NHL Preliminary-round series, the ninth NHL series (all rounds), and the 15th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Sharks in San Jose trailed the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-goals-nil as late as 9:19 into the third period of series 1393 Game 7, but rallied for the victory. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2018, inclusive, home teams down three goals as late as 9:19 into the third period had a game record of only 6-191 (.030).

After Game 6: The San Jose Sharks visited and defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-goals-1 in double overtime to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have a Game 7 record of 6-4, while the Vegas Golden Knights have a Game 7 record of 0-0. The San Jose Sharks won series 1393 Game 6 at 11:17 of the second overtime period in Vegas, ending the longest NHL playoff game in the 2019 NHL playoff season to date. The San Jose Sharks have a home ice Game 7 record of 3-1. The Vegas Golden Knights are playing their first best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 in their short history. Irrespective of win/site order, home teams in NHL Game 7s have a 100-72 (.581) record overall, and a 38-29 (.567) record in best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round series.

After Game 5: The San Jose Sharks hosted and bested the Vegas Golden Knights 5-goals-2 to reduce the Vegas Golden Knights best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1393 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 6 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 1-12 (with an active 12-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 2-11.

After Game 4: The Vegas Golden Knights hosted and shut out the San Jose Sharks 5-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 5 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 0-6 and a Game 5 record of 3-3.

After Game 3: The Vegas Golden Knights hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 4 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 3-12 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 10-5.

After Game 2: The Vegas Golden Knights visited and defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-goals-3 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 9-7 and a Game 3 record of 9-7, while the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 3 record of 2-1.

After Game 1: The San Jose Sharks hosted and topped the Vegas Golden Knights 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1393 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 13-7 and a Game 2 record of 11-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Vegas Golden Knights have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 2 record of 1-0.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NHL regular season, the San Jose Sharks finished eight points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights. From 1939 through the 2018 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eight regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 18-7 (.720) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1393 is the 39th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the San Jose Sharks, and the fifth for the Vegas Golden Knights. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have an all-rounds series record of 18-20, a Preliminary-round series record of 13-7, and a Game 1 record of 20-18, while the Vegas Golden Knights have an all-rounds series record of 3-1, a Preliminary-round series record of 1-0, and a Game 1 record of 3-1. Series 1393 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 NHL Quarterfinals, in the only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the two teams.