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New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Friday, December 18, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena

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SN · MSGSN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday, December 18, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, MSGSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 4 of a road trip: Carolina, Utah and Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 82026-12-08: no game
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: vs CGY
  4. 112026-12-11: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 122026-12-12: no game
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: at UTA
  9. 162026-12-16: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: at VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,233 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 82026-12-08: at MTL
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: at OTT
  4. 112026-12-11: no game
  5. 122026-12-12: at TOR
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: no game
  9. 162026-12-16: vs SJS
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIVGK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)VGK 77% (2nd most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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