Vegas Golden Knights @ New York Islanders

14-6-9, 7-2-5 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Golden Knights VGK	2	0	2	0	4
Islanders NYI	1	2	1	1	5

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

17-11-3, 8-6-2 Home

Emil Heineman scores in 4th round of shootout and Islanders beat Golden Knights 5-4

— Emil Heineman scored in the fourth round of the shootout after New York allowed a tying goal in the closing seconds of regulation, and the Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Dec 10, 2025, 03:45 am - AP

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Golden Knights	2	0	2	0	4
	Islanders	1	2	1	1	5

1st Period		VGK	NYI
12:02	Noah Hanifin (2) Assists: Jack Eichel (25), Shea Theodore (15)	1	0
16:01	Mitch Marner (6) Assists: Kaedan Korczak (2), Mark Stone (17)	2	0
19:33	Bo Horvat (18) Assists: Ryan Pulock (15), Matthew Schaefer (14)	2	1

2nd Period			VGK	NYI
3:56		Marc Gatcomb (1) Assists: Casey Cizikas (5), Kyle MacLean (2)	2	2
13:30		Simon Holmstrom (5) Assists: Calum Ritchie (3), Anthony Duclair (6)	2	3

3rd Period		VGK	NYI
1:27	Ivan Barbashev (11) Assists: Braeden Bowman (5), Jack Eichel (26)	3	3
10:15	Bo Horvat (19) (Power Play) Assists: Mathew Barzal (14), Maxim Shabanov (7)	3	4
19:46	Pavel Dorofeyev (12) Assists: Mitch Marner (23), Mark Stone (18)	4	4

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			VGK	NYI
	Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand Wide Right		0	0
	Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart		0	0
	Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Wide Right		0	0
	Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot Wide Left		0	0
	Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin		0	0
	Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left		0	0
	Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Short		0	0
	Emil Heineman Goal Wrist Shot		0	1

Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Noah Hanifin
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Emil Heineman Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Max Shabanov Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Brett Howden
Marc Gatcomb hit Noah Hanifin
Takeaway by Adam Pelech
Mathew Barzal Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Max Shabanov Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Bo Horvat Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Scott Mayfield Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Anthony Duclair
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Marc Gatcomb hit Colton Sissons
Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Carter Hart
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Kyle MacLean hit Kaedan Korczak
Marc Gatcomb hit Ben Hutton
Kyle MacLean hit Ben Hutton
Casey Cizikas hit Ben Hutton
Emil Heineman hit Brett Howden
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat Tripping against Brayden McNabb
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Ilya Sorokin Tripping against Brett Howden served by Max Shabanov
Adam Pelech hit Tomas Hertl
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Colton Sissons
Bo Horvat Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Left
Anders Lee Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Mathew Barzal Tip-In saved by Carter Hart
Calum Ritchie faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Adam Pelech
Marc Gatcomb hit Ben Hutton
Bo Horvat Slap Shot Wide Right
Adam Pelech Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Calum Ritchie
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Anthony Duclair Roughing against Brayden McNabb
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
Bo Horvat Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (15), Matthew Schaefer (14)
Giveaway by Emil Heineman
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Marc Gatcomb hit Shea Theodore
Marc Gatcomb Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Cizikas (5), Kyle MacLean (2)
Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo
Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Adam Pelech Backhand saved by Carter Hart
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
Travis Mitchell hit Colton Sissons
Emil Heineman hit Shea Theodore
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Casey Cizikas hit Zach Whitecloud
Marc Gatcomb Tip-In Wide Left
Marc Gatcomb hit Pavel Dorofeyev
Kyle MacLean hit Zach Whitecloud
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Travis Mitchell hit Keegan Kolesar
Simon Holmstrom Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Calum Ritchie (3), Anthony Duclair (6)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Bo Horvat hit Brayden McNabb
Travis Mitchell hit Keegan Kolesar
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Marc Gatcomb hit Zach Whitecloud
Kyle MacLean hit Colton Sissons
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Tony DeAngelo Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Adam Pelech Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jack Eichel
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Bo Horvat Slap Shot Wide Right
Scott Mayfield Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Calum Ritchie Tip-In Wide Right
Casey Cizikas hit Zach Whitecloud
Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Jack Eichel shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Max Shabanov Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Brett Howden
Takeaway by Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot Short
Bo Horvat Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (14), Max Shabanov (7)
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Marc Gatcomb hit Brayden McNabb
Marc Gatcomb hit Reilly Smith
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas
Reilly Smith shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Brett Howden
Anders Lee Tip-In Short
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Adam Pelech Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Mitch Marner shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Kyle MacLean High-sticking against Brett Howden
Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Adam Pelech
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Brett Howden
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot Wide Left
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Emil Heineman Goal Wrist Shot
Giveaway by Mitch Marner
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brett Howden faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Goalie Stopped
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Braeden Bowman
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Mark Stone
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Takeaway by Brayden McNabb
Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Goalie Stopped
Brett Howden faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Pavel Dorofeyev Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Mitch Marner Interference against Emil Heineman
Brett Howden faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Brett Howden Wrap-around Failed Bank Attempt
TV Timeout
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Noah Hanifin Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (25), Shea Theodore (15)
Giveaway by Shea Theodore
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
Kaedan Korczak hit Anders Lee
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Simon Holmstrom
Brayden McNabb hit Calum Ritchie
Puck in Benches
Brett Howden faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Puck in Crowd
Brett Howden faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Kaedan Korczak Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mitch Marner Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (2), Mark Stone (17)
Keegan Kolesar hit Travis Mitchell
Zach Whitecloud hit Anders Lee
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Goalie Stopped
Brayden McNabb Roughing against Matthew Schaefer
Takeaway by Mitch Marner
Brett Howden Interference - Goalkeeper against Ilya Sorokin
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Zach Whitecloud hit Tony DeAngelo
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Mitch Marner
Cole Reinhardt hit Matthew Schaefer
Keegan Kolesar Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Ivan Barbashev Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Brayden McNabb
Giveaway by Braeden Bowman
Braeden Bowman Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
Brett Howden faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Mark Stone
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Ben Hutton Slap Shot Wide Left
Ben Hutton Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Puck in Benches
Colton Sissons Wrist Shot Short
Puck in Netting
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Braeden Bowman Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Mitch Marner Tip-In Short
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brett Howden faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Brett Howden Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
Off-side
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
Icing
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
High Stick
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Noah Hanifin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
Mark Stone Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Pavel Dorofeyev hit Marc Gatcomb
Giveaway by Kaedan Korczak
Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Colton Sissons
Cole Reinhardt hit Travis Mitchell
Off-side
Tony DeAngelo shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
Brett Howden hit Anders Lee
Jack Eichel hit Emil Heineman
Tomas Hertl hit Kyle MacLean
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide Right
Ivan Barbashev Goal (11) Poke, assists: Braeden Bowman (5), Jack Eichel (26)
Takeaway by Reilly Smith
Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
Off-side
Puck in Netting
Brett Howden faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Takeaway by Mark Stone
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Icing
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Icing
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Kaedan Korczak
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Pavel Dorofeyev hit Anthony Duclair
Pavel Dorofeyev Hooking against Anthony Duclair
TV Timeout
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Shea Theodore
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brett Howden faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Mark Stone
Icing
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Braeden Bowman Backhand Wide Left
Braeden Bowman Slap Shot Wide Left
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Brett Howden hit Tony DeAngelo
Giveaway by Brett Howden
Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
Puck in Benches
Off-side
Brett Howden faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
Giveaway by Mark Stone
Off-side
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Calum Ritchie
Pavel Dorofeyev hit Simon Holmstrom
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Takeaway by Shea Theodore
Icing
Puck in Crowd
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (23), Mark Stone (18)
On-Ice Official
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Mitch Marner Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Puck in Benches
Tomas Hertl Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Tomas Hertl Batted saved by Ilya Sorokin
Mark Stone Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Brett Howden Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand Wide Right
Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Short

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

NYI win 2-0

Islanders
4
Golden Knights
3

Game 1

14/11

Golden Knights
4
Islanders
5

Game 2

10/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	19	10	1	39
Vegas	14	6	9	37
Los Angeles	14	8	8	36
Edmonton	13	11	6	32
San Jose	14	14	3	31
Seattle	12	10	6	30
Calgary	12	16	4	28
Vancouver	11	16	3	25

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	13	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

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Vegas Golden Knights @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Bo HorvatC - NYI

Ilya SorokinG - NYI

Simon HolmstromRW - NYI

Game Information

Video Highlights

Emil Heineman scores in 4th round of shootout and Islanders beat Golden Knights 5-4

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYI win 2-0

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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