Tonight, we're diving into a clash that's shaping up to be as intense as a
14-6-8 - W4
Vegas Golden Knights
16-11-3 - L1
New York Islanders
Elmont - UBS Arena
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
VGK
1
C
Jack Eichel
12G - 24A
(36P)
2
R
Mitch Marner
5G - 22A
(27P)
3
L
Ivan Barbashev
10G - 13A
(23P)
4
C
Tomas Hertl
13G - 9A
(22P)
5
R
Mark Stone
4G - 16A
(20P)
VGK Injuries
Demek, Jakub
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Demek (undisclosed) was put on the non-roster injured list, according to Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Tuesday.
Dec 9, 2025
Sissons, Colton
Illness
Day to Day
Sissons (illness) won't play in Sunday's road game versus the New York Rangers, Golden Knights broadcaster Dan D'Uva reports.
Dec 9, 2025
Karlsson, William
Lower Body
Day to Day
Karlsson (lower body) was transferred from regular injured reserve to long-term injured reserve on Friday, per PuckPedia.
Dec 13, 2025
Lauzon, Jeremy
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Lauzon (undisclosed) won't be an option for Tuesday's home matchup against the New York Rangers, Danny Webster of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Dec 20, 2025
Hill, Adin
Lower Body
Week to Week
Hill (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, JR Pothier and Ken Boehlke of SinBin.vegas reports.
Dec 27, 2025
Pietrangelo, Alex
Hip
Season
Jul 1, 2026
Pacific
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NYI
1
C
Bo Horvat
17G - 12A
(29P)
2
C
Mathew Barzal
9G - 13A
(22P)
3
D
Matthew Schaefer
8G - 13A
(21P)
4
C
Kyle Palmieri
6G - 12A
(18P)
5
L
Anders Lee
6G - 10A
(16P)
NYI Injuries
Drouin, Jonathan
Back
Day to Day
Drouin (back) didn't accompany the New York Islanders on the team's two-game road trip, according to Stefen Rosner of NHL.com on Saturday.
Dec 9, 2025
Pageau, Jean-Gabriel
Upper Body
Day to Day
Pageau (upper body) won't play against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
Dec 9, 2025
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Week to Week
Varlamov (knee), as expected, was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Dec 28, 2025
Bear, Ethan
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Bear (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Dec 30, 2025
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Month to Month
Romanov (shoulder) will have surgery and be out 5-6 months, the team announced Sunday.
May 23, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
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Goaltending
VGK
10-2-4
2.35 GAA
90.3% SV
NYI
10-8-2
2.47 GAA
91.2% SV
VGK
1-4-2
3.14 GAA
87.0% SV
NYI
6-3-1
2.65 GAA
90.1% SV
VGK
1-0-2
2.73 GAA
88.8% SV
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VGK
2-0-0
2.32 GAA
90.7% SV
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Goaltenders
VGK
14-6-8
GAA: 2.82
SV%: 0.887
vs
NYI
16-11-3
GAA: 2.73
SV%: 0.901