Golden Knights close out 2020-21 regular season in San Jose

The Vegas Golden Knights (39-14-2) will hit the ice for the final time in the 2020-21 regular season as they visit the San Jose Sharks (21-27-7) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at SAP Center.

NOTES

Vegas and San Jose are meeting for the eighth and final time this season. The Golden Knights are 7-0-0 in the season series.

The Golden Knights recalled forward Dylan Sikura and defenseman Brayden Pachal on Tuesday.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV: AT&T SportsNet (pregame show at 5:30 p.m.)

Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 (pregame show at 5 p.m.)

LAST TIME OUT

The Golden Knights came up a goal short in a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night at T-Mobile Arena. Alex Pietrangelo scored the lone goal for Vegas in a game the team had to play with 15 skaters due to injuries and salary cap constraints.

TOP PERFORMERS

Mark Stone: Stone leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 61 points (21G, 40A).

Max Pacioretty: Pacioretty ranks second on the team with 51 points (24G, 27A).

Shea Theodore: Theodore is the team's top-scoring defenseman with 42 points (8G, 34A).

Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault has chipped in with 42 points (17G, 25A).

William Karlsson: Karlsson has moved up the team scoring chart with 38 points (14G, 24A).

2020-21 SEASON SERIES

Vegas has dominated the season series with San Jose this year with a 7-0-0 record. The Golden Knights swept the most recent two-game set with a 3-2 shootout win on April 19 and a 5-2 victory on April 21 at T-Mobile Arena.

OPPOSITION UPDATE

The Sharks will miss the playoffs for the second year in a row as they rank tied for sixth in the Honda West Division with 49 points. San Jose has lost four of five games this month including back-to-back losses to the Arizona Coyotes on May 7 and May 8. Evander Kane leads the club in scoring with 49 points (22G, 27A).

WESTERN ROUNDUP

x-Vegas Golden Knights (39-13-2), 80 points

x-Colorado Avalanche (37-13-4), 78 points

x-Minnesota Wild (35-14-5), 75 points

x-St. Louis Blues (24-20-9), 59 points

Arizona Coyotes (24-26-6), 54 points

San Jose Sharks (21-27-7), 49 points

Los Angeles Kings (21-26-7), 49 points

Anaheim Ducks (17-30-9), 43 points

x-clinched playoff spot

y- clinched division

VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM SCRATCHES

Stay tuned to the Golden Knights on Twitter for updates on the lineup.

KEYS TO THE GAME PRESENTED BY TOYOTA

Control Your Destiny: In order for Vegas to win the division and the President's Trophy is to stay ahead of Colorado when the season ends Thursday. With a two-point lead and one less game to play, the Golden Knights will need to beat the Sharks to have the best chance at the No. 1 seed in the league.

Next Man Up: It's always been the team's mentality to have players step up in big moments. With seeding on the line, someone will need to take charge.