The game between the Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 PM ET.
On Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the New York Islanders will compete against the Vegas Golden Knights. After losing to the Arizona Coyotes by a score of 5-4 in their most recent game, the New York Islanders are now 17-13-1 on the year. Though New York outshot Arizona 34 to 29, they were unsuccessful on the power play, going 0 for 5.
The New York Islanders score 3.19 goals per game on average, allow 2.84 goals per game, are 21.1% effective in the power play, and are 82.1% effective on the penalty kill. With four goals, 27 assists, and 75 shots on goal this season, Mathew Barzal has led the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov, who is 7-3-1 this season with a 2.68 goals against average and a.916 save percentage, is expected to start in goal for New York.
After defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in their most recent match, the Vegas Golden Knights have a record of 22-9-1 so far this year. Vegas had 25 shots on goal and a 1-1 power play performance in the victory. The Vegas Golden Knights average 3.31 goals per game, 2.69 goals against per game, a penalty kill percentage of 74.4%, and a power play percentage of 24.4%.
This season, Chandler Stephenson has 54 shots on goal, seven goals, 21 assists, and has led the Golden Knights. Logan Thompson, who is 14-7-0 this year with a 2.62 goals against average and a.918 save percentage, is expected to start in goal for Vegas.
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Michael Amadio – Paul Cotter – William Karlsson
Jake Leschyshyn – Jonathan Marchessault – Nicolas Roy
William Carrier – Phil Kessel – Keegan Kolesar
Jonas Rondbjerg – Reilly Smith – Mark Stone
Nicolas Hague – Ben Hutton
Kaedan Korczak – Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb – Brayden Pachal
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Mathew Barzal – Casey Cizikas – Brock Nelson
Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Josh Bailey – Cal Clutterbuck
Hudson Fasching – Simon Holmstrom – Ross Johnston
Anders Lee – Matt Martin – Zach Parise
Sebastian Aho – Noah Dobson
Scott Mayfield – Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov – Robin Salo
Semyon Varlamov
Ilya Sorokin
Vegas Golden Knights: Shea Theodore, Paul Cotter, Alex Pietrangelo, Zach Whitecloud, Jack Eichel, Brett Howden, Robin Lehner, Nolan Patrick, Shea Weber
New York Islanders: Adam Pelech
The game between the Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders will be telecast live on ESPN+.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
United States | ESPN+ | December 17 (10:00 PM ET) |
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