New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights

Thursday, December 20, 2018, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
New York Islanders	2	48-27-7
at Vegas Golden Knights	4	43-32-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	2	0	0	2
Vegas Golden Knights	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	8	5	8	21
Vegas Golden Knights	15	19	13	47

Three stars

P. Stastny, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
N. Schmidt, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 2 assists)
B. Pirri, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:30	New York Islanders	Mathew Barzal (5)	Josh Bailey (21)	Even strength	NYI 1, VGK 0
1st	19:38	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (12)	Jordan Eberle (10), Ryan Pulock (13)	Even strength	NYI 2, VGK 0
2nd	08:48	Vegas Golden Knights	Brandon Pirri (1)	Nate Schmidt (5), Cody Eakin (9)	Power play	NYI 2, VGK 1
3rd	06:22	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (14)	Shea Theodore (15), Nate Schmidt (6)	Even strength	NYI 2, VGK 2
3rd	07:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Paul Stastny (2)	Reilly Smith (18), Nick Holden (6)	Even strength	NYI 2, VGK 3
3rd	19:45	Vegas Golden Knights	Nate Schmidt (3)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 2, VGK 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	New York Islanders	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	21	47
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	25	24
Blocked shots	16	13
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	30/60 (50%)	30/60 (50%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0		17:44
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	17:02
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	1	0		19:10
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		11:31
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0		10:04
Number 18 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		14:52
Number 26 J. Ho-Sang	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:46
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	18:23
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0	53.3%	18:30
Number 47 L. Komarov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	14:15
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	61.5%	12:44
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	11:36
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		21:57
Number 3 A. Pelech	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	4	0		18:24
Number 6 R. Pulock	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0		23:59
Number 21 L. Sbisa	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		16:46
Number 24 S. Mayfield	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		18:18
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:56

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 T. Greiss	46	43	3	.935	59:11	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		18:00
Number 21 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	42.9%	16:17
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	+1	4	3	1	2	0		11:17
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	70.6%	17:02
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0		09:21
Number 40 R. Carpenter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	14:27
Number 41 P. Bellemare	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	36.4%	11:06
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	53.3%	19:46
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	50%	13:14
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		09:44
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		19:17
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		16:09
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		19:47
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	3	0		21:12
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		18:39
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0		19:25
Number 77 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		16:52
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	1	2	3	+1	0	7	0	0	0		22:25

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:24	New York Islanders	Matt Martin	Hooking	2
2nd	06:56	New York Islanders	Nick Leddy	Interference	2
3rd	03:06	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg	Hooking	2
3rd	05:21	New York Islanders	Anthony Beauvillier	Roughing	2
3rd	05:21	Vegas Golden Knights	Oscar Lindberg	Illegal check to head	2
3rd	14:26	Vegas Golden Knights	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	Holding	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Barry Trotz
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Travis Gawryletz
New York Islanders scratches: Tom Kuhnhackl, Ross Johnston, Devon Toews
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Jon Merrill, Colin Miller, Tomas Nosek

2018-2019 season series

Every New York Islanders and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders, Wed, Dec 12, 2018
New York Islanders 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 20, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Florida Panthers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Nashville Predators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Minnesota Wild 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
New Jersey Devils 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
St. Louis Blues 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Winnipeg Jets 5 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 20, 2018

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