Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, VGK–NYI
- 3.8–2.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYI share of xG
- 40.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 37–27
- VGK–NYI
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout while losing the expected-goals count 2.6 to 3.8. The Islanders came back from two goals down. Mark Stone has a point in 13 straight games. Marc Gatcomb finished 9 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Mark StoneStreak
Mark Stone has a point in 13 straight games. He has 22 points in 13 games this season. The Golden Knights fell 5-4 to the Islanders in a shootout.
- Marc GatcombPhysical
Marc Gatcomb finished 9 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 1 goal this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.
- Bo HorvatTwo goals
Bo Horvat had two goals. He has 19 goals this season. He played 22:19 and had five shots on goal. It finished 5-4 for the Islanders in a shootout.
- Ryan PulockIce time
Ryan Pulock played 29:12, about 9 minutes more than his average this season. He has 15 points in 31 games this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.
- Simon HolmstromDrought over
Simon Holmstrom scored for the first time in 17 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.
- Maxim ShabanovIce time
Maxim Shabanov played 20:00, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 19 games this season. The Islanders beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
8 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | 24:30 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Shea Theodore D | 24:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Mark Stone R | 22:32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 21:53 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 21:05 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.72 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| Mitch Marner R | 20:49 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 19:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.69 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 18:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| Brett Howden C | 17:21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 17:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Reilly Smith R | 16:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 16:17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Hutton D | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 12:53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Colton Sissons C | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 7:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Cole Reinhardt L | 6:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
New York Islanders
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Pulock D | 29:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Matthew Schaefer D | 28:14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Adam Pelech D | 23:30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| Bo Horvat C | 22:19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.59 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Maxim Shabanov R | 20:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Mathew Barzal C | 19:47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Emil Heineman L | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| Scott Mayfield D | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Simon Holmstrom R | 15:42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Anders Lee L | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Anthony Duclair L | 12:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 11:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 10:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Kyle MacLean C | 10:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
| Travis Mitchell D | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Marc Gatcomb C | 9:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 9 | 0 | 68 |
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