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2023-24 regular season

Islanders at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🔁 Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Golden Knights beat Islanders 5–2 at T-Mobile Arena on January 6, 2024.

NYI – VGK
29–30
Shots on goal
0/2–1/1
Power play
34–22
Hits
17–18
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎰 VGK
Jack Eichel
2 G
5 shots · 18:20 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Nicolas Roy
2 G
3 shots · 13:07 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Keegan Kolesar
2 A
2 shots · 12:12 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Jack Eichel Go-ahead 1st · 06:25
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Ilya Sorokin
0–1
🏝️ Mathew Barzal Tying 1st · 11:13
Assists: Bo Horvat, Anders Lee · beat Logan Thompson
1–1
2nd period
🎰 Pavel Dorofeyev Go-ahead 2nd · 17:11
Assists: Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone · beat Ilya Sorokin
1–2
🎰 Nicolas Roy 2nd · 18:41
Assists: Brett Howden, Keegan Kolesar · beat Ilya Sorokin
1–3
3rd period
🎰 Jack Eichel PP 3rd · 00:31
Assists: Lukas Cormier · beat Ilya Sorokin
1–4
🏝️ Matt Martin 3rd · 02:42
Assists: Casey Cizikas · beat Logan Thompson
2–4
🎰 Nicolas Roy 3rd · 04:20
Assists: Keegan Kolesar · beat Ilya Sorokin
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Barzal · Horvat · Nelson 18:32
L2 Lee · Engvall · Palmieri 15:30
L3 Martin · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 14:37
L4 Pageau · Gauthier · Holmstrom 11:56
D1 Dobson · Romanov 24:12
D2 Mayfield · Bolduc 18:03
D3 Reilly · Aho 16:14
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Eichel · Stephenson · Marchessault 16:28
L2 Cotter · Stone · Amadio 14:59
L3 Denisenko · Barbashev · Howden 13:54
L4 Dorofeyev · Roy · Kolesar 12:23
D1 McNabb · Cormier 20:54
D2 Hague · Martinez 19:32
D3 Pietrangelo · Bjornfot 18:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI VGK🎰
29 Shots on goal 30
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
34 Hits 22
17 Blocked shots 18
3 Takeaways 11
3 Giveaways 11
2 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 6.9% (2/29) VGK shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Ilya Sorokin
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Logan Thompson
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Jack Eichel · 1st 06:25 · 0–1 Mathew Barzal · 1st 11:13 · 1–1 Pavel Dorofeyev · 2nd 17:11 · 1–2 Nicolas Roy · 2nd 18:41 · 1–3 Jack Eichel · 3rd 00:31 · 1–4 Matt Martin · 3rd 02:42 · 2–4 Nicolas Roy · 3rd 04:20 · 2–5
NYI VGK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 8-8-5 (38% win rate, 21 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 6-6-1 (46% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0
Jan 282023 🎰VGK @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 OT Dec 172022 🏝️NYI @ 🎰VGK 5–2 Dec 192021 🎰VGK @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 SO Oct 242021 🏝️NYI @ 🎰VGK 2–0 Feb 152020 🏝️NYI @ 🎰VGK 0–1
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NYI vs VGK, answered

Who won Islanders vs Golden Knights on January 6, 2024?

Golden Knights won 5–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Golden Knights 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mathew Barzal, Matt Martin.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Jack Eichel (2), Nicolas Roy (2), Pavel Dorofeyev.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Logan Thompson made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Golden Knights season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeJan 4 🏝️NYI @ 🌵ARI 5–1 AfterJan 9 🐋VAN @ 🏝️NYI 5–2
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeJan 4 🐆FLA @ 🎰VGK 4–1 AfterJan 10 🎰VGK @ 🏔️COL 0–3
Also on January 6
🔥CGY 2–3 🔔PHI 🐆FLA 8–4 🏔️COL 🌲MIN 4–3 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 4–1 🦈SJS ⚔️BUF 3–1 🐧PIT 🗽NYR 3–4 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 3–7 🐻BOS 🐋VAN 6–4 😈NJD
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