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New York Islanders 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: NYI 24, VGK 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 2-0 VGK; P2 NYI 0-1 VGK; P3 NYI 1-2 VGK; OT NYI 1-0 VGK.

Scoring plays: P1 14:03 Emil Heineman (assists: Bo Horvat, Tony DeAngelo) to make it NYI 1-0 VGK; P1 17:59 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Jonathan Drouin, Bo Horvat) to make it NYI 2-0 VGK; P2 18:56 Shea Theodore (assists: Keegan Kolesar) to make it NYI 2-1 VGK; P3 08:23 Tomas Hertl (assists: Jeremy Lauzon, Jack Eichel) to make it NYI 2-2 VGK; P3 10:45 Reilly Smith (assists: Brandon Saad, Brett Howden) to make it NYI 2-3 VGK; P3 17:23 Mathew Barzal (assists: Matthew Schaefer, Jonathan Drouin) to make it NYI 3-3 VGK; OT 03:02 Jean-Gabriel Pageau to make it NYI 4-3 VGK. Top skaters: Matthew Schaefer (NYI) 1 G, 1 A; Jonathan Drouin (NYI) 0 G, 2 A; Bo Horvat (NYI) 0 G, 2 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 26 saves on 29, decision W; Akira Schmid (VGK) 20 saves on 24, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 25:59 TOI
Goals · VGK
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 22:19 TOI
Goaltending · NYI
26 saves on 29 shots (.897) · W
Season highs
Shea Theodore · Season-high 6 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NYI 2 largest lead P1 17:59 (NYI 2, VGK 0) · 2-0 run, P1 14:03–P1 17:59
VGK 1 largest lead P3 10:45 (NYI 2, VGK 3) · 3-0 run, P2 18:56–P3 10:45
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 14:03 Emil Heineman (Bo Horvat, Tony DeAngelo) NYI · snap shot · NYI 1, VGK 0
  • P1 17:59 Matthew Schaefer (Jonathan Drouin, Bo Horvat) NYI · Power play · snap shot · NYI 2, VGK 0
  • P2 18:56 Shea Theodore (Keegan Kolesar) VGK · wrist shot · NYI 2, VGK 1
  • P3 8:23 Tomas Hertl (Jeremy Lauzon, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · NYI 2, VGK 2
  • P3 10:45 Reilly Smith (Brandon Saad, Brett Howden) VGK · snap shot · NYI 2, VGK 3
  • P3 17:23 Mathew Barzal (Matthew Schaefer, Jonathan Drouin) NYI · Power play · slap shot · NYI 3, VGK 3
  • OT 3:02 Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · Shorthanded · snap shot · NYI 4, VGK 3

Linescore

123OT T
NYI 2011 4
VGK 0120 3

Shots on goal: NYI 24, VGK 29

📋 Team Stats

NYIVGK
24Shots on goal29
56Shot attempts62
30Faceoff wins23
9Hits22
14Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways2
7Giveaways12
4Penalty minutes10
89.7%Save %83.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI6105324
VGK1088329

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders4 G · 42 attempts
Kyle Palmieri: missed the netKyle Palmieri: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: saved (snap)Kyle Palmieri: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: goal (snap)Jonathan Drouin: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netKyle Palmieri: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: goal (snap)Anders Lee: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: saved (wrist)Calum Ritchie: missed the netAdam Pelech: saved (wrist)Calum Ritchie: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (wrist)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netJonathan Drouin: missed the netJonathan Drouin: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (tip-in)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (backhand)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Ryan Pulock: missed the netMathew Barzal: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (snap)Anders Lee: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netJean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netBo Horvat: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (tip-in)Adam Pelech: saved (slap)Mathew Barzal: goal (slap)Emil Heineman: saved (slap)Alexander Romanov: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: goal (snap)
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 20Saved48% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net43% of attempts
Vegas Golden Knights3 G · 49 attempts
Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Zach Whitecloud: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (backhand)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Colton Sissons: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netIvan Barbashev: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: missed the netReilly Smith: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netShea Theodore: goal (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Keegan Kolesar: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: missed the netJeremy Lauzon: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: goal (wrist)Brandon Saad: missed the netBrandon Saad: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: goal (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Shea Theodore: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 26Saved53% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net41% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Schaefer D 112042225:59
Bo Horvat C 022020222:19
Jonathan Drouin L 022+110021:10
Mathew Barzal C 101+150224:27
Emil Heineman L 101-132018:03
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 101010014:57
Tony DeAngelo D 011001015:38
Ryan Pulock D 000-100222:50
Alexander Romanov D 000001220:37
Adam Pelech D 000020419:47
Kyle Palmieri C 000-120019:20
Simon Holmstrom R 000010019:09
Anders Lee L 000+121014:11
Adam Boqvist D 000000011:15
Calum Ritchie C 000010009:15
Anthony Duclair L 000+100009:08
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000-101007:30
Casey Cizikas C 000-101006:47
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin W 262989.7361:46
VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Shea Theodore D 101+160322:19
Tomas Hertl C 101-140120:00
Reilly Smith R 101+110013:50
Jack Eichel C 011-150024:35
Jeremy Lauzon D 011+123216:04
Brett Howden C 011+101013:35
Brandon Saad L 011+110012:46
Keegan Kolesar R 011+106009:07
Noah Hanifin D 000-110022:06
Brayden McNabb D 000+112321:21
Mitch Marner R 000-200020:59
Zach Whitecloud D 000013020:28
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000-320019:10
Ivan Barbashev L 000+102316:54
Braeden Bowman R 000040016:45
Colton Sissons C 000+112013:19
Kaedan Korczak D 000002011:21
Cole Reinhardt L 000+101006:26
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Akira Schmid O 202483.3462:31

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NYI 1 – 0 VGK
After this game
New York Islanders 9-6-2 W3 L10 5-3-2 Next game recap: @ UTA · Fri, Nov 14
Vegas Golden Knights 7-4-5 L4 L10 3-4-3 Next game recap: @ STL · Sat, Nov 15

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