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Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2027 · UBS Arena

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Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday, March 4, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, MSGSN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 2 of a road trip: Philadelphia, now NY Islanders.

  1. 222027-02-22: at COL
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: vs FLA
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: vs ANA
  6. 272027-02-27: no game
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: at PHI
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: at NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~94 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,270 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Islanders

Another game at home.

  1. 222027-02-22: at CBJ
  2. 232027-02-23: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: vs PHI
  6. 272027-02-27: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: vs WSH
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: vs VGK
rest since last game
2 days
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKNYI

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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