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New York Islanders at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 5–2 on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New York Islanders 2 39-27-16
at Vegas Golden Knights 5 45-29-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 1 0 1 2
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 14 6 9 29
Vegas Golden Knights 10 11 9 30

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
  2. N. Roy, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
  3. L. Cormier, Vegas Golden Knights (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:25 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (17) Jonathan Marchessault (11), Alex Pietrangelo (15) Even strength NYI 0, VGK 1
1st 11:13 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal (11) Bo Horvat (23), Anders Lee (6) Even strength NYI 1, VGK 1
2nd 17:11 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (5) Chandler Stephenson (13), Mark Stone (27) Even strength NYI 1, VGK 2
2nd 18:41 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy (6) Brett Howden (7), Keegan Kolesar (5) Even strength NYI 1, VGK 3
3rd 00:31 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel (18) Lukas Cormier (1) Power play NYI 1, VGK 4
3rd 02:42 New York Islanders Matt Martin (2) Casey Cizikas (6) Even strength NYI 2, VGK 4
3rd 04:20 Vegas Golden Knights Nicolas Roy (7) Keegan Kolesar (6) Even strength NYI 2, VGK 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 29 30
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 34 22
Blocked shots 17 18
Giveaways 3 11
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 29/58 (50%) 29/58 (50%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 100% 11:25
13 M. Barzal C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 0 100% 18:42
14 B. Horvat C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 1 0 46.2% 18:32
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 1 0 14:37
16 J. Gauthier R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 0 0 100% 11:56
17 M. Martin L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 5 2 0 14:02
18 P. Engvall L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:10
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 16:39
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 0 0 50% 15:30
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 71.4% 16:47
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 28.6% 13:05
53 C. Cizikas C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 3 0 50% 14:48
2 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 16:30
4 S. Bolduc D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 17:08
8 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 26:24
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 18:58
25 S. Aho D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:57
28 A. Romanov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 22:00
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 30 25 5 .833 60:00 Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 2 0 2 -1 0 5 0 3 1 43.8% 18:20
10 N. Roy C 2 0 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 57.1% 13:07
16 P. Dorofeyev R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 12:23
20 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 57.9% 16:28
21 B. Howden C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 13:50
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 50% 14:59
43 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 14:57
49 I. Barbashev L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 100% 14:36
54 G. Denisenko L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:54
55 K. Kolesar R 0 2 2 +2 0 2 5 0 0 12:12
61 M. Stone R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:11
81 J. Marchessault R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 16:19
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 22:02
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 4 0 19:13
14 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 0 0 19:43
23 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 4 0 19:22
26 T. Bjornfot D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 18:38
40 L. Cormier D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 19:46
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
36 L. Thompson 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:11 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev Tripping 2
2nd 18:41 New York Islanders Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 08:24 Vegas Golden Knights Tobias Bjornfot Boarding 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Lane Lambert
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Caleb Apperson, Jonny Murray
New York Islanders scratches
Semyon Varlamov, Hudson Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
William Carrier, Zach Whitecloud, Brayden Pachal

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 6

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 8 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 7 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 6 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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