Danny Webster

Need a wellness check on John if the Aces wrap it up tonight.

Someone go give Alex Nedeljkovic a hug. What on earth?

Reilly Smith wins it in overtime. Golden Knights, somehow, wins 4-3.

You'd hate to waste the effort from the fourth line in a loss.

Until now, apparently!

Akira Schmid has yet to allow three goals in a game in his Golden Knights career. I have no reason to mention this at all.

It's not just that Dorofeyev is scoring on the power play, but it's how he's doing it. He's not camping at the dot. He's getting in tight on the weak side with a quicker release.

That's what made Victor Olofsson a better PP1 option at times last year. Pavel picked that up.

Journalism skills tell me Pavel Dorofeyev is scoring 3,421 goals this year.

Tie game.

Shot attempts are 15-3 Sharks in the period.

Another unlucky bounce. McNabb blocks it, puck lands right to Wennberg in front of an open cage.

2-1 Sharks

William Karlsson with two penalties in two games. We have entered the Upside Down.

End of 1: Tied 1-1

Entertaining 20. Forecheck good on both sides. Goals from Skinner and Howden. And ESPN+ just cut to another ad break during the intermission report.

Marner with the stick life, centers to Barbashev but Nedeljkovic with the huge stop in front.

Akira Schmid has been sharp. Big save on Toffoli after the miscommunication between Marner and Whitecloud.

New-look fourth line gets the response. Good job by Hutton to keep it in, Brett Howden cuts to the middle and gets the finish.

1-1

ESPN broadcast says Noah Hanifin didn't make the trip to San Jose. Day-to-day.

ESPN+ just cut to an ad break while play was live, because of course it did.

Sharks have done nothing but throw pucks on the net, and they get the bounce. Puck goes off Whitecloud, Jeff Skinner gets the loose one and jams it home.

1-0 San Jose

The game is 15 seconds old and Ryan Reaves has decided to say hello.

Enjoy the hockey.

I didn't watch much until late last night, so not sure.

Lines and pairs for the Golden Knights in San Jose, with Hanifin out for Hutton:

Barbashev-Eichel-Marner
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Smith-Karlsson-Stone
Howden-Sissons-Kolesar

McNabb-Theodore
Hutton-Whitecloud
Lauzon-Korczak

Schmid

A new season of watching hockey on ESPN+/Unlimited whatever the hell it's called and I am once again asking for one of the league's two media partners in the United States to provide the option to watch more than one game at the same time.

Aces ball, 5 seconds left. 88-88.

And now she hits a pull-up 3. This building has come unglued.

84-83 with 3:05 to go. Timeout Aces.

It has been a beyond quiet night for Kahleah Copper. She shot the free throws in place of Satou, now a steal and an and-1.

It's suddenly 84-80 with 3:20 to go.

Difference in the game right now? Free throws.

Aces: 21-of-22
Mercury: 15-of-23

80-70 with 5:40 to go.

Not quite nervous time for the road team, but Phoenix opens the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run.

Aces lead down to 10 with 7:20 to go.

End of 3: Aces 76, Mercury 59

They're playing out of their defense again. Phoenix shot 6-of-18 in the third.

A'ja Wilson with 8 and 12, Jackie Young with 15 and 9 assists. One quarter away from a 3-0 series lead.

Jewell Loyd got hit in the face and was slow to the bench. Looks to be bleeding. Foul is under review.

Bad news: The Aces are 0-for-5 from 3 in the quarter.

Good news: They still lead 64-51 with 4:20 left in the third.