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Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Vegas Golden Knights 4 39-26-17
at New York Islanders 5 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 2 0 2 0 0 4
New York Islanders 1 2 1 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 12 9 11 5 0 37
New York Islanders 13 6 8 0 0 27

Three stars

  1. B. Horvat, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  2. I. Sorokin, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  3. S. Holmstrom, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:02 Vegas Golden Knights Noah Hanifin (2) Jack Eichel (25), Shea Theodore (15) Even strength VGK 1, NYI 0
1st 16:01 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner (6) Kaedan Korczak (2), Mark Stone (17) Even strength VGK 2, NYI 0
1st 19:33 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (18) Ryan Pulock (15), Matthew Schaefer (14) Even strength VGK 2, NYI 1
2nd 03:56 New York Islanders Marc Gatcomb (1) Casey Cizikas (5), Kyle MacLean (2) Even strength VGK 2, NYI 2
2nd 13:30 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (5) Calum Ritchie (3), Anthony Duclair (6) Even strength VGK 2, NYI 3
3rd 01:27 Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev (11) Braeden Bowman (5), Jack Eichel (26) Even strength VGK 3, NYI 3
3rd 10:15 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (19) Mathew Barzal (14), Max Shabanov (7) Power play VGK 3, NYI 4
3rd 19:46 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev (12) Mitch Marner (23), Mark Stone (18) Even strength VGK 4, NYI 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Saved
1 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Saved
2 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Saved
2 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom Saved
3 Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Saved
3 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Saved
4 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore Saved
4 New York Islanders Emil Heineman Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights New York Islanders
Shots on goal 37 27
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 14 24
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 20 15
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 36/75 (48%) 39/75 (52%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 41.2% 24:30
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 09:32
16 P. Dorofeyev R 1 0 1 +1 2 5 3 1 0 21:05
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:43
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 40.7% 17:21
23 C. Reinhardt L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 06:29
42 B. Bowman R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 12:53
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 52.2% 19:11
49 I. Barbashev L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 16:17
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 07:08
61 M. Stone R 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 2 0 22:32
93 M. Marner R 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 1 0 20:49
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 18:28
3 B. McNabb D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 19:12
6 K. Korczak D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 17:20
15 N. Hanifin D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 21:53
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:58
27 S. Theodore D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 24:28
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
79 C. Hart 27 23 4 .852 63:48 OT loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 15:42
11 A. Duclair L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 0 12:45
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 19:47
14 B. Horvat C 2 0 2 -2 2 5 1 0 1 57.9% 22:19
16 M. Gatcomb C 1 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 09:47
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:41
32 K. MacLean C 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 10:31
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 18:58
49 M. Shabanov R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 20:00
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:24
53 C. Cizikas C 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 50% 11:14
64 C. Ritchie C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 12.5% 10:46
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 3 0 23:30
6 R. Pulock D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 29:12
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 16:18
38 T. Mitchell D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 10:20
48 M. Schaefer D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 28:14
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 16:40
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 37 33 4 .892 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:37 New York Islanders Bo Horvat Tripping 2
1st 10:31 Vegas Golden Knights Mitch Marner Interference 2
1st 10:54 New York Islanders Ilya Sorokin Tripping 2
1st 18:55 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Roughing 2
1st 18:55 New York Islanders Anthony Duclair Roughing 2
2nd 01:24 Vegas Golden Knights Brett Howden Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 08:44 Vegas Golden Knights Pavel Dorofeyev Hooking 2
3rd 17:39 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 19:56 New York Islanders Kyle MacLean High sticking 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Mark Shewchyk
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Brandon Saad, Dylan Coghlan, Alexander Holtz
New York Islanders scratches
Jonathan Drouin, Adam Boqvist, Maxim Tsyplakov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/SO Game page

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