7-6-4, 3-3-2 Away

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New York Islanders @ Vegas Golden Knights

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	6	4	2	1	2.57	.914
S. Varlamov	1	2	2	0	2.72	.892

Golden Knights

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
C. Hart	5	3	2	0	2.49	.900
A. Hill	7	2	0	0	2.54	.903

T-Mobile Arena

10:00 PM, December 18, 2026

Las Vegas, NV

NYI

VGK

Points

Bo HorvatC #14

17PTS

10A

Jack EichelC #9

24PTS

16A

Goals

Bo HorvatC #14

4PPG

56S

Mark StoneRW #61

10G

4PPG

37S

Assists

Matthew SchaeferD #48

12A

5PPA

-4+/-

Mitch MarnerRW #93

17A

7PPA

0+/-

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NYI	2.82	2.94	25.8	29.1	232	8	15.4	8	86.7	2	0
VGK	3.32	2.63	28.5	25.8	160	15	26.3	12	76.5	4	0

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matias Maccelli LW	IR	Nov 14
Mathew Barzal C	IR-NR	Nov 14
Ryan Pulock D	OUT	Nov 28
Calum Ritchie C	IR	Dec 1
Alexander Romanov D	IR	Apr 8

Vegas Golden Knights

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Parker Wotherspoon D	IR	Nov 28

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/9/26	@SJ	L3-2 SO
11/7/26	vsNJ	L5-4 OT
11/5/26	vsCAR	L5-3
10/31/26	vsEDM	L4-0
10/29/26	@MIN	W4-3 OT

Golden Knights Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/8/26	@BUF	W4-1
11/5/26	@DET	W2-1
11/3/26	@PIT	W3-2
11/2/26	@BOS	L3-2 SO
10/30/26	vsNJ	L5-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/18

Islanders
Golden Knights

Game 1

12/18

Golden Knights
Islanders

Game 2

3/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	3	2	30
New Jersey	13	5	0	26
NY Rangers	10	8	1	21
Washington	9	6	0	18
NY Islanders	7	6	4	18
Philadelphia	5	10	5	15
Columbus	7	8	0	14
Pittsburgh	6	10	2	14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Edmonton	13	3	3	29
Vegas	12	5	2	26
Anaheim	10	7	1	21
Seattle	9	6	1	19
Calgary	8	9	1	17
San Jose	8	11	1	17
Los Angeles	5	8	2	12
Vancouver	3	16	1	7

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Connor Hellebuyck discusses why he wanted out of Winnipeg

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Alex Ovechkin didn't weigh in on CAS' decision to allow Russian players back in hockey worlds, but said they just want to represent their country.

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New York Islanders @ Vegas Golden Knights

Scoring Leaders

Bo HorvatC #14

Jack EichelC #9

Bo HorvatC #14

Mark StoneRW #61

Matthew SchaeferD #48

Mitch MarnerRW #93

Team Stats

Injury Report

Kings expect to get Kevin Fiala back this week, sources say

Connor Hellebuyck discusses why he wanted out of Winnipeg

Ovechkin says Russians want to play for country, doesn't weigh in on worlds