On Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (13-6-8) play the third game of a five-game road trip. They’ve won four straight and look to keep it going as they make their way through the Eastern Conference. They’ll face the New York Islanders (16-11-3) at UBS Arena.
Puck drop is scheduled for 4:08 p.m. PST.
The Golden Knights last played on Sunday against the New York Rangers. After jumping out to an early lead, they allowed two in the second period, then scored late to force overtime. Jack Eichel broke hearts at the Garden, scoring on a breakaway with eight seconds remaining to give his team a 3-2 victory.
The Islanders last played on Sunday against the Florida Panthers. They were never really in the game and lost 4-1.
The Golden Knights have not announced a starting goaltender. Carter Hart has a record of 4-6-3 and an average save percentage of .890 in 13 career games against the Islanders. Akira Schmid has a record of 2-2-1 and an average save percentage of .870 in five career games against the Islanders.
Ilya Sorokin will start for the Islanders. Sorokin has a record of 4-2-1 and an average save percentage of .934 in eight career games against the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Braedan Bowman
Mitch Marner — Brett Howden — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Cole Reinhardt — Reilly Smith — Keegan Kolesar
Defense
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton — Kaedan Korczak
Goaltenders: Carter Hart / Akira Schmid
Islanders Lines
Emil Heineman — Bo Horvat — Maxim Shabanov
Anders Lee — Mathew Barzal — John-Gabriel Pageau
Simon Holmstrom — Calum Ritchie — Anthony Duclair
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatacomb
Defense
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Tony DeAngelo
Travis Mitchell — Adam Boqvist
Goaltenders: Ilya Sorokin / David Rittich
Special Teams
VGK power play: 25.0%, T5th
VGK penalty kill: 81.7%, T11th
Islanders power play: 14.3%, 30th
Islanders penalty kill: 83.5%, 5th
Golden Knights Game Notes
The Golden Knights lost their first meeting against the Islanders by a score of 4-3 in overtime. They have a record of 6-6-3 against them all-time.
Tomáš Hertl has scored four goals in his last four games and has scored in two straight games.
Mark Stone has recorded at least a point in every game he’s played this season. He has four goals and 20 points in 12 games.
Jack Eichel is 10th in the league in scoring with 12 goals and 36 points in 28 games.
Milestone alert! Brett Howden’s first-period goal against the Rangers was his 100th point as a Golden Knight.
We’re on milestone watch! Shea Theodore is one assist away from 300 in his career.
The Golden Knights have a record of 7-2-4 on the road this season; the Islanders are 7-6-2 at home.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34, TNT
Streaming: KnightTime+, HBO Max
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340