On Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (13-6-8) play the third game of a five-game road trip. They\u2019ve won four straight and look to keep it going as they make their way through the Eastern Conference. They\u2019ll face the New York Islanders (16-11-3) at UBS Arena.<\/p>\n
Puck drop\u00a0is scheduled\u00a0for 4:08 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> broke hearts at the Garden, scoring on a breakaway with eight seconds remaining to give his team a\u00a03-2 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Islanders last played on Sunday against the Florida Panthers. They were never really in the game and\u00a0lost 4-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Golden Knights have not announced a starting goaltender. Carter Hart<\/a> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Golden Knights Lines<\/p>\n Ivan Barbashev \u2014 Jack Eichel \u2014 Braedan Bowman Defense<\/p>\n Brayden McNabb \u2014 Shea Theodore Goaltenders:\u00a0Carter Hart \/ Akira Schmid<\/p>\n Islanders Lines<\/p>\n Emil Heineman \u2014 Bo Horvat \u2014 Maxim Shabanov Defense<\/p>\n Matthew Schaefer \u2014 Ryan Pulock Goaltenders:\u00a0Ilya Sorokin \/ David Rittich<\/p>\n Special Teams<\/p>\n VGK power play: 25.0%, T5th Islanders\u00a0power play: 14.3%, 30th Golden Knights Game Notes<\/p>\n The Golden Knights lost their first meeting against the Islanders by a score of\u00a04-3 in overtime<\/a>. They have a record of 6-6-3 against them all-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl<\/a> has scored four goals in his last four games and has scored in two straight games.<\/p>\n Mark Stone<\/a> has recorded at least a point in every game he\u2019s played this season. He has four goals and 20 points in 12 games.<\/p>\n Jack Eichel is 10th in the league in scoring with 12 goals and 36 points in 28 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n Milestone alert! Brett Howden\u2019s first-period goal against the Rangers was his 100th point as a Golden Knight.<\/p>\n We\u2019re on milestone watch!\u00a0Shea Theodore<\/a>\u00a0is one assist away from 300 in his career.<\/p>\n The Golden Knights have a\u00a0record of\u00a07-2-4\u00a0on the road\u00a0this season; the Islanders are 7-6-2 at home.<\/p>\n How to Watch<\/p>\n
Mitch Marner \u2014 Brett Howden \u2014 Mark Stone
Brandon Saad \u2014 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl \u2014 Pavel Dorofeyev
Cole Reinhardt \u2014 Reilly Smith \u2014 Keegan Kolesar<\/p>\n
Noah Hanifin \u2014 Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton \u2014 Kaedan Korczak<\/p>\n
Anders Lee \u2014 Mathew Barzal \u2014 John-Gabriel Pageau
Simon Holmstrom \u2014 Calum Ritchie \u2014 Anthony Duclair
Kyle MacLean \u2014 Casey Cizikas \u2014\u00a0 Marc Gatacomb<\/p>\n
Adam Pelech \u2014 Tony DeAngelo
Travis Mitchell \u2014 Adam Boqvist<\/p>\n
VGK penalty kill: 81.7%, T11th<\/p>\n
Islanders penalty kill: 83.5%, 5th<\/p>\n