New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights
Regular season · Thursday, December 20, 2018 · T-Mobile Arena
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Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights outshot the Islanders 47-21.
Goals came from Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson, Brandon Pirri, William Karlsson, Paul Stastny and Nate Schmidt.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves on 21 shots for the win; Thomas Greiss stopped 43 of 46.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mathew Barzal (5)Josh Bailey (21)1–018:30 NYI
Brock Nelson (12)Jordan Eberle (10), Ryan Pulock (13)2–019:38 NYI
2nd period
Brandon Pirri (1)Nate Schmidt (5), Cody Eakin (9)2–108:48 VGK · PPG
3rd period
William Karlsson (14)Shea Theodore (15), Nate Schmidt (6)2–206:22 VGK
Paul Stastny (2)Reilly Smith (18), Nick Holden (6)2–307:25 VGK
Nate Schmidt (3)Unassisted2–419:45 VGK · EN
Team stats
NYIVGK
21Shots on goal47
50%Faceoff %50%
0/2Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits24
16Blocked shots13
6Giveaways6
7Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 07:24
Matt Martin · hooking2 min - 2nd 06:56Nick Leddy · interference2 min
- 3rd 03:06
Oscar Lindberg · hooking2 min - 3rd 05:21Anthony Beauvillier · roughing2 min
- 3rd 05:21Oscar Lindberg · illegal check to head2 min
- 3rd 14:26Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · holding2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:44 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:02 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 19:10 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:30 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:31 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:04 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:52 |
| 26Joshua Ho-SangC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:46 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 |
| 51Valtteri FilppulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:44 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:57 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 21Luca SbisaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:18 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | L | 46 | 43 | 3 | .935 | 59:11 |
| 40Robin LehnerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| 88Nate SchmidtD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 7 | 22:25 |
| 19Reilly SmithR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:00 |
| 21Cody EakinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:17 |
| 26Paul StastnyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:02 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:46 |
| 73Brandon PirriC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:14 |
| 22Nick HoldenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:39 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:25 |
| 24Oscar LindbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:17 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:21 |
| 40Ryan CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 |
| 41Pierre-Edouard BellemareL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:44 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:17 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:09 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:47 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:12 |
| 77Brad HuntD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 60:00 |
| 30Malcolm SubbanG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |