Vegas Golden Knights 4, New York Islanders 5: final score and stats
New York Islanders beat Vegas Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights 4 to New York Islanders 5, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at UBS Arena, Elmont, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHLTuesday, December 9, 2025
DateDec 9, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueUBS Arena, Elmont, NY
TVTNT/HBO Max
Attendance13,514
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| New York Islanders | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsNew York Islanders
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
14-6-9Record17-11-3
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding5th in Metropolitan Division
6-4Road record / home record4-5
WWWWLLast 5LLLLW
W4StreakL4
Team stats
Vegas Golden KnightsNew York Islanders
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutNew York Islanders
Matias Maccelli LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveMathew Barzal C · Knee
Injured ReserveRyan Pulock D · Upper Body
OutCalum Ritchie C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAlexander Romanov D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:17 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 5:35 | 0:00 | 15:30 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:30 | 5:37 | 1:19 | 17:34 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:11 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 15:00 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:14 | 0:55 | 16:12 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 40.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7:08 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 6:59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:49 | 4:31 | 0:22 | 15:56 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Sissons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:32 | 0:16 | 1:31 | 7:45 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reilly Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:23 | 1:17 | 15:03 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:32 | 5:37 | 1:37 | 15:18 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:53 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 21:09 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:23 | 2:45 | 16:04 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shea Theodore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:28 | 1:04 | 2:48 | 20:36 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:28 | 0:20 | 0:46 | 17:22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .852 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 63:48 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:47 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 17:19 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Cizikas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 9:38 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Duclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:45 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 10:16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Gatcomb | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:47 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:24 | 1:01 | 0:41 | 14:42 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Holmstrom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:42 | 1:02 | 1:47 | 12:53 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Horvat | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:19 | 2:29 | 1:50 | 18:00 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 13:38 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLean | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:58 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 15:32 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:46 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 9:44 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Shabanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:00 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 17:33 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngelo | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:40 | 1:16 | 0:06 | 15:18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mayfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 14:32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Mitchell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Pelech | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 23:30 | 0:03 | 3:20 | 20:07 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Pulock | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 29:12 | 0:02 | 4:55 | 24:15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Schaefer | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 28:14 | 2:13 | 1:54 | 24:07 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .892 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 65:00 | 0 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders?
New York Islanders won, 5-4, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders?
Vegas Golden Knights 4, New York Islanders 5.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: Mitch Marner (1 goals). New York Islanders: Bo Horvat (2 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders played?
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY.
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