Sharks 6, Golden Knights 5: Ethan Cardwell scored with 12 seconds remaining, and the San Jose Sharks rallied with three goals in the final three minutes to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Luke Kunin scored twice on redirections of shots from the point by Danil Gushchin, at 17:00 and 18:18 of the third period, both times with the Sharks skating with a 6-on-5 advantage, to tie the game at 5-5.

Cardwell scored the game-winner on a snap shot off a cross-ice pass from Nico Sturm.

Gushchin had five assists, and Ty Dellandrea had two assists for San Jose (2-3-1). Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves.

Pavel Dorofeyev had three goals and an assist, and Alexander Holtz had a goal and an assist for Vegas (3-3-0). Tomas Hertl had three assists, Brayden McNabb had two assists, and Adin Hill allowed six goals on 29 shots.

Dorofeyev gave Vegas a 1-0 lead at 4:19 of the first period, diving to the net for a pass from Alex Pietrangelo and going backhand through the five-hole.

Jimmy Schuldt scored from the point to tie the game at 8:01, and Klim Kostin put San Jose up 2-1 at 9:03.

Holtz tied the game at 14:38 with a point-blank wrist shot off a Hertl pass from behind the net.

Dorofeyev redirected Zach Whitecloud's shot from the point for a 3-2 Vegas lead at 5:12 of the second period.

Mario Ferraro tied the game 33 seconds into the third period with a snap shot from the slot.

Mark Stone gave the Golden Knights a 4-3 lead at 3:28, redirecting Shea Theodore's shot from the point on the power play.

Dorofeyev pushed the lead to 5-3 with a one-timer on the rush off a cross-ice pass from Hertl at 8:46.

It was the preseason finale for both teams. San Jose opens the regular season at home against St. Louis on Thursday; Vegas will host Colorado on Wednesday.