Reilly Smith scores 2, Golden Knights top Sharks to give Peter DeBoer 500th win

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Reilly Smith scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Tuesday night.

The victory snapped a two-game skid for the Golden Knights and gave coach Peter DeBoer his 500th career win.

"It’s hard to put into words. You don’t remember the wins and losses," DeBoer said. "You remember the people and the coaching staffs, the trainers, the doctors, the world-class players that we get a chance to work with every day. You feel fortunate that you’ve had a chance to work with the best league in the world. And in order to work for that long, you have to win some games. And have had a lot of people contribute to the fact that I’m still getting an opportunity to work."

The milestone win came against the Golden Knights' chief rival since they entered the NHL in 2017. And what's more, DeBoer coached the Sharks for 4 1/2 seasons and took them to a Stanley Cup Final.

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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith, center, celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

"Appropriate it was against the Sharks, but not for the reasons people think," said DeBoer, who is 500-368-119 since starting his NHL coaching career with Florida during the 2008-09 season. "Not because it’s our rival and the team I got fired from. Because there’s a group of men on that side that were a big part of those 500 wins for me, too, that I really enjoyed working with, and some people over there, too. I’ll remember this night for a bunch of reasons, including the opposition.

"When I reflect