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Vegas Golden Knights 4, New York Islanders 5 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 4, New York Islanders 5 (shootout). Shots on goal: VGK 37, NYI 27. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 2-1 NYI; P2 VGK 0-2 NYI; P3 VGK 2-1 NYI; OT VGK 0-0 NYI; shootout won by NYI.

Scoring plays: P1 12:02 Noah Hanifin (assists: Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore) to make it VGK 1-0 NYI; P1 16:01 Mitch Marner (assists: Kaedan Korczak, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 2-0 NYI; P1 19:33 Bo Horvat (assists: Ryan Pulock, Matthew Schaefer) to make it VGK 2-1 NYI; P2 03:56 Marc Gatcomb (assists: Casey Cizikas, Kyle MacLean) to make it VGK 2-2 NYI; P2 13:30 Simon Holmstrom (assists: Calum Ritchie, Anthony Duclair) to make it VGK 2-3 NYI; P3 01:27 Ivan Barbashev (assists: Braeden Bowman, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 3-3 NYI; P3 10:15 Bo Horvat (assists: Mathew Barzal, Maxim Shabanov) to make it VGK 3-4 NYI; P3 19:46 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 4-4 NYI. Top skaters: Bo Horvat (NYI) 2 G, 0 A; Mitch Marner (VGK) 1 G, 1 A; Mark Stone (VGK) 0 G, 2 A; Jack Eichel (VGK) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 32 saves on 36, decision W; Carter Hart (VGK) 23 saves on 27, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYI
Bo Horvat
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 22:19 TOI
Goals · VGK
Mitch Marner
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 20:49 TOI
Goaltending · NYI
Ilya Sorokin
32 saves on 36 shots (.889) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

VGK 2 largest lead P1 16:01 (VGK 2, NYI 0) · 2-0 run, P1 12:02–P1 16:01
NYI 1 largest lead P2 13:30 (VGK 2, NYI 3) · 3-0 run, P1 19:33–P2 13:30
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:02 Noah Hanifin (Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore) VGK · snap shot · VGK 1, NYI 0
  • P1 16:01 Mitch Marner (Kaedan Korczak, Mark Stone) VGK · snap shot · VGK 2, NYI 0
  • P1 19:33 Bo Horvat (Ryan Pulock, Matthew Schaefer) NYI · slap shot · VGK 2, NYI 1
  • P2 3:56 Marc Gatcomb (Casey Cizikas, Kyle MacLean) NYI · snap shot · VGK 2, NYI 2
  • P2 13:30 Simon Holmstrom (Calum Ritchie, Anthony Duclair) NYI · wrist shot · VGK 2, NYI 3
  • P3 1:27 Ivan Barbashev (Braeden Bowman, Jack Eichel) VGK · poke shot · VGK 3, NYI 3
  • P3 10:15 Bo Horvat (Mathew Barzal, Maxim Shabanov) NYI · Power play · slap shot · VGK 3, NYI 4
  • P3 19:46 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 4, NYI 4

Linescore

123OT SO T
VGK 2020 0 4
NYI 1210 1 5

Shots on goal: VGK 36, NYI 27 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

VGKNYI
37Shots on goal27
67Shot attempts56
36Faceoff wins39
14Hits24
12Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals1
6Takeaways8
20Giveaways15
8Penalty minutes8
85.2%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK12911537
NYI1368027

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights4 G · 51 attempts
Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Shea Theodore: saved (slap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (tip-in)Brett Howden: missed the netJack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: goal (snap)Kaedan Korczak: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Ivan Barbashev: saved (tip-in)Braeden Bowman: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netBen Hutton: missed the netColton Sissons: missed the netBraeden Bowman: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (snap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netIvan Barbashev: goal (poke)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netBraeden Bowman: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Mark Stone: saved (wrist)Tomas Hertl: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (slap)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (tip-in)Tomas Hertl: saved (bat)Mark Stone: saved (slap)Brett Howden: saved (tip-in)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 33Saved65% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net27% of attempts
New York Islanders4 G · 41 attempts
Adam Pelech: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Maxim Shabanov: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (slap)Ryan Pulock: saved (slap)Maxim Shabanov: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (slap)Scott Mayfield: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (backhand)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (wrist)Scott Mayfield: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (tip-in)Bo Horvat: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: missed the netBo Horvat: goal (slap)Marc Gatcomb: goal (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: saved (backhand)Tony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Marc Gatcomb: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: goal (wrist)Mathew Barzal: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (slap)Adam Pelech: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (slap)Calum Ritchie: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Maxim Shabanov: saved (slap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (slap)Anthony Duclair: missed the netBo Horvat: goal (slap)Anders Lee: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 23Saved56% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net34% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 112+150120:49
Jack Eichel C 022+141024:30
Mark Stone R 022+220222:32
Noah Hanifin D 101030221:53
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101+153121:05
Ivan Barbashev L 101+120016:17
Shea Theodore D 011+210224:28
Kaedan Korczak D 011011117:20
Braeden Bowman R 011+120112:53
Brayden McNabb D 000021119:12
Tomas Hertl C 000+141019:11
Zach Whitecloud D 000-102118:28
Brett Howden C 000032017:21
Reilly Smith R 000000016:43
Ben Hutton D 000000014:58
Colton Sissons C 000-100009:32
Keegan Kolesar R 000-121007:08
Cole Reinhardt L 000-102006:29
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart O 232785.2463:48
NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bo Horvat C 202-251022:19
Simon Holmstrom R 101+110015:42
Marc Gatcomb C 101019009:47
Ryan Pulock D 011-110129:12
Matthew Schaefer D 011-140028:14
Maxim Shabanov R 011-110020:00
Mathew Barzal C 011+120019:47
Anthony Duclair L 011+100112:45
Casey Cizikas C 011003211:14
Calum Ritchie C 011+100110:46
Kyle MacLean C 011004010:31
Adam Pelech D 000-231323:30
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000-211018:58
Tony DeAngelo D 000-140116:40
Emil Heineman L 000-112016:24
Scott Mayfield D 000+120116:18
Anders Lee L 000010014:41
Travis Mitchell D 000+103010:20
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin W 323688.9465:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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