Islanders vs. Golden Knights — December 18, 2026: preview

NYINYI
8-6-4
W1 · L10: 4-3-3
W
SO
OT
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
Sat, Dec 19
@
T-Mobile Arena
VGKVGK
13-5-2
W4 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
SO
L
W
OT
L
L
PUCKLAB EDGEVGK 61%

Matchup: New York Islanders (8-6-4) at Vegas Golden Knights (13-5-2). PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 61% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
NYIVGK
Scoring & Defense
3.00GF/GP3.45
3.00GA/GP2.70
0Goal Diff+15
Analytics
49.05v5 CF%49.8
48.85v5 xGF%53.7
.910SV%.899
55.9FO %50.6
Special Teams & Discipline
16.4PP%27.9
85.7PK%76.9
13.3PIM / GP8.0
Record Splits
4-3-2Road / Home7-3-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
NYI

NYI Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Bo HorvatC18810180.7449.9Matthew SchaeferD18612180.5454.5Brayden SchennC18610160.7845.0Simon HolmstromR1866120.9251.1Victor EklundR1873100.9647.7
VGK

VGK Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Jack EichelC20917260.7653.2Mitch MarnerR18320230.7250.0Mark StoneR201010200.7650.3Tomas HertlC2096150.9456.9Ivan BarbashevL20411150.6055.3

Team Profile

NYI
Avg Age
29.0
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
VGK
Avg Age
29.0
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
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