Mason Morelli has 2-point debut as Knights blank Sharks 4-0

Logan Thompson made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and Mason Morelli had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights over the San Jose Sharks 4-0 on Monday afternoon.

Thompson, making his first start since Jan. 27 because of a lower-body injury, picked up his fourth career shutout and the first since Oct. 28, 2022, when he blanked Anaheim 4-0.

Alec Martinez tied his career high with three assists and Michael Amadio, William Karlsson and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas, which snapped a two-game losing streak while completing a four-game series sweep of San Jose, outscoring the Sharks 18-5 in the process.

The Golden Knights remained undefeated in team history in regular-season regulation games at San Jose (12-0-3) while improving to 24-2-5 all-time against the Sharks.

Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 22 saves for San Jose, which dropped its second straight game.

The Sharks had a chance to take an early lead but Luke Kunin and Calen Addison both hit the left post with shots in the first 88 seconds.

Vegas then scored twice in the span of 1:57 to take a 2-0 lead. Amadio started the scoring at the 2:28 mark with a clean breakaway off a stretch pass from Zach Whitecloud, beating Blackwood with a wrist shot glove side.

Karlsson then followed with his 17th goal of the season when he backhanded in a rebound inside the right post.

The 28-year-old Morelli, a Nebraska-Omaha product who helped lead the Hershey Bears to the Calder Cup title last season, made it 3-0 at the 19:11 mark with a power-play goal, shoveling in a shot from the slot into the top left corner of the net off a Alex Pietrangelo feed.

Kolesar extended the lead to 4-0 late in the second period when he redirected Martinez's crossing pass inside the right post to complete the scoring.