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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Vegas 4, NY Islanders 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2018
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Steve Kozari, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 18226
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Islanders 2002
Vegas 0134
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1
NY Islanders   Vegas
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 0:00  
  0:12 Ryan Reaves hits Matt Martin.
  0:25 William Carrier shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  0:27 William Carrier shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  0:43 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  0:46 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  0:52 William Carrier hits Johnny Boychuk.
Matt Martin hits William Carrier. 0:56  
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 2:28  
  2:36 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  2:43 Shea Theodore hits Mathew Barzal.
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 2:48  
Joshua Ho-Sang shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:52  
  3:06 Alex Tuch hits Scott Mayfield.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 3:18  
  3:25 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  4:26 William Carrier hits Luca Sbisa.
Scott Mayfield hits Cody Eakin. 4:38  
Scott Mayfield hits Cody Eakin. 4:56  
  5:06 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 5:26  
  5:28 Reilly Smith blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
  5:46 Takeaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
Ryan Pulock hits Jonathan Marchessault. 6:09  
  6:27 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  6:30 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  6:31 Brandon Pirri wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  6:31 Brandon Pirri shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Cal Clutterbuck hits Brad Hunt. 7:09  
Matt Martin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Tuch. 7:24  
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 7:24  
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock. 7:31  
Takeaway by Valtteri Filppula. 7:53  
Valtteri Filppula shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 7:55  
Takeaway by Casey Cizikas. 8:21  
  8:47 Brandon Pirri shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  8:48 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 9:00  
Leo Komarov blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 9:15  
Shot by Josh Bailey misses the net 9:50  
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:54  
  10:03 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Shot by Anders Lee misses the net 10:30  
  10:31 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Leo Komarov.
  10:40 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Valtteri Filppula.
Takeaway by Valtteri Filppula. 10:50  
  11:20 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 11:21  
  11:27 William Carrier hits Cal Clutterbuck.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 11:51  
Shot by Cal Clutterbuck misses the net 11:55  
Cal Clutterbuck hits William Carrier. 12:03  
  12:29 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Scott Mayfield.
  12:34 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  12:39 Shot by Nate Schmidt misses the net
Mathew Barzal blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 12:51  
  13:24 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from Ryan Pulock.
  13:49 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Jordan Eberle.
  14:15 Brad Hunt hits Valtteri Filppula.
  14:30 Brad Hunt blocks shot from Valtteri Filppula.
  14:57 William Carrier hits Scott Mayfield.
  15:06 Deryk Engelland hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:12  
Luca Sbisa hits William Carrier. 15:18  
  15:24 Giveaway by Ryan Reaves.
Adam Pelech hits Brandon Pirri. 15:47  
Ryan Pulock blocks shot from Brayden McNabb. 15:50  
Cal Clutterbuck hits Brayden McNabb. 16:07  
Matt Martin hits Alex Tuch. 16:13  
  16:54 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  17:12 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Cal Clutterbuck shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 17:18  
  17:56 Brad Hunt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  18:26 Nick Holden blocks shot from Anthony Beauvillier.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Paul Stastny. 18:26  
Mathew Barzal scores. Assisted by Josh Bailey. 18:30  
  18:30 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  19:11 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  19:28 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 19:28  
Brock Nelson scores. Assisted by Jordan Eberle and Ryan Pulock. 19:38  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 19:38  
2
NY Islanders   Vegas
  0:00 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  0:09 William Carrier hits Johnny Boychuk.
  0:12 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  0:12 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  0:16 Giveaway by Nick Holden.
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 0:26  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Paul Stastny. 0:26  
Adam Pelech hits Paul Stastny. 1:10  
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 1:43  
  2:13 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 2:13  
  2:22 Deryk Engelland shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net 2:38  
  2:41 Deryk Engelland hits Anthony Beauvillier.
  2:58 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Luca Sbisa blocks shot from William Karlsson. 3:04  
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 3:22  
Giveaway by Anders Lee. 3:41  
  4:13 Shot by Nick Holden misses the net
Brock Nelson blocks shot from Oscar Lindberg. 4:13  
  4:46 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  4:54 Alex Tuch hits Luca Sbisa.
Luca Sbisa shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 4:58  
Matt Martin shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 5:27  
  5:53 William Karlsson blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
  6:03 Jonathan Marchessault hits Ryan Pulock.
Adam Pelech shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 6:12  
  6:12 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  6:16 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  6:33 Brayden McNabb shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 6:46  
Nick Leddy penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cody Eakin. 6:56  
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 6:56  
  7:23 Giveaway by Reilly Smith.
  7:40 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Luca Sbisa blocks shot from Jonathan Marchessault. 7:52  
Johnny Boychuk blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 7:54  
  8:18 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  8:18 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Valtteri Filppula.
  8:36 Shot by Brandon Pirri misses the net
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Paul Stastny. 8:37  
  8:40 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
  8:46 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  8:48 Brandon Pirri scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nate Schmidt and Cody Eakin.
  8:48 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  9:07 Ryan Carpenter shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Oscar Lindberg. 9:12  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 9:37  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from Deryk Engelland. 9:43  
Adam Pelech blocks shot from William Carrier. 9:48  
  9:57 Shot by Deryk Engelland misses the net
  10:09 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  10:13 William Carrier hits Adam Pelech.
  10:15 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
  10:29 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  10:36 Paul Stastny shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against Brandon Pirri. 10:38  
  10:38 Brandon Pirri shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  10:53 Takeaway by Paul Stastny.
  10:59 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
Matt Martin hits Nick Holden. 11:10  
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 11:24  
  11:30 Nick Holden shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Adam Pelech hits William Karlsson. 11:36  
  11:41 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Cal Clutterbuck hits Nick Holden. 11:45  
Giveaway by Thomas Greiss. 11:58  
  12:07 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  12:38 Oscar Lindberg hits Luca Sbisa.
  12:46 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  13:24 Ryan Reaves hits Nick Leddy.
  13:53 William Carrier hits Anders Lee.
  13:59 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Ryan Pulock hits Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 14:08  
  14:11 Shot by Shea Theodore misses the net
  14:17 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  14:28 Shot by Paul Stastny misses the net
  14:52 Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net
Jordan Eberle blocks shot from Brandon Pirri. 14:59  
Takeaway by Adam Pelech. 15:03  
Leo Komarov wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 15:26  
Leo Komarov hits Nick Holden. 15:41  
  15:42 Giveaway by William Karlsson.
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 15:50  
  15:50 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  16:16 Deryk Engelland hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal. 16:31  
  16:32 Paul Stastny shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 16:33  
Takeaway by Jordan Eberle. 16:51  
  16:54 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 17:16  
  17:50 Ryan Reaves shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Casey Cizikas hits Brad Hunt. 17:59  
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 18:29  
Leo Komarov hits Ryan Reaves. 18:48  
  18:53 Ryan Reaves hits Scott Mayfield.
  19:11 Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault.
Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net 19:39  
Shot by Mathew Barzal misses the net 19:40  
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal. 19:58  
3
NY Islanders   Vegas
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against William Karlsson. 0:00  
Takeaway by Anders Lee. 0:18  
Giveaway by Jordan Eberle. 0:31  
  0:55 Shea Theodore shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  1:09 Shot by Jonathan Marchessault misses the net
  1:26 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Valtteri Filppula.
  1:40 Shot by Brad Hunt misses the net
Valtteri Filppula blocks shot from Brad Hunt. 1:48  
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Paul Stastny. 1:49  
  1:56 Takeaway by Paul Stastny.
  2:04 Paul Stastny shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  2:06 Paul Stastny shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  2:29 Deryk Engelland blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
Mathew Barzal shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:34  
Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:46  
Josh Bailey shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 2:47  
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 2:47  
Johnny Boychuk hits Cody Eakin. 3:00  
  3:06 Oscar Lindberg penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Joshua Ho-Sang.
Anders Lee wins the faceoff against Ryan Carpenter. 3:06  
  4:20 Brayden McNabb blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
  4:23 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  5:14 Oscar Lindberg blocks shot from Josh Bailey.
  5:14 Nick Holden hits Anthony Beauvillier.
Anthony Beauvillier penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Oscar Lindberg. 5:21  
  5:21 Oscar Lindberg penalty for illegal check to head - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnny Boychuk.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Paul Stastny. 5:21  
  5:41 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against Jonathan Marchessault. 5:48  
  6:22 William Karlsson scores. Assisted by Shea Theodore and Nate Schmidt.
  6:22 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Anders Lee.
  7:25 Paul Stastny scores. Assisted by Reilly Smith and Nick Holden.
  7:25 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  7:46 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hits Cal Clutterbuck.
  7:53 Brad Hunt hits Casey Cizikas.
Matt Martin hits Nick Holden. 7:58  
Valtteri Filppula wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 8:02  
  8:06 Nick Holden blocks shot from Adam Pelech.
Brock Nelson wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 8:16  
Shot by Scott Mayfield misses the net 8:21  
  8:25 Ryan Reaves hits Luca Sbisa.
  8:42 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
  8:45 Oscar Lindberg shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  9:02 Takeaway by Cody Eakin.
Nick Leddy shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 9:36  
  9:49 William Karlsson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Casey Cizikas wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 9:50  
  10:42 Brandon Pirri shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Shot by Valtteri Filppula misses the net 11:06  
  11:29 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  11:29 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Brock Nelson.
Scott Mayfield hits Ryan Carpenter. 11:35  
Jordan Eberle blocks shot from Nate Schmidt. 11:38  
Scott Mayfield hits Ryan Carpenter. 11:44  
Luca Sbisa hits William Carrier. 12:28  
Luca Sbisa hits Ryan Reaves. 12:35  
  12:53 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Mathew Barzal.
  12:58 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
Johnny Boychuk shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 14:19  
Shot by Leo Komarov misses the net 14:20  
  14:26 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Valtteri Filppula.
  14:26 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Anders Lee.
Brock Nelson shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 15:04  
  15:38 William Karlsson blocks shot from Nick Leddy.
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:29  
Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Marc-Andre Fleury. 16:35  
  16:44 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Valtteri Filppula.
Leo Komarov hits Jonathan Marchessault. 16:59  
  17:02 Alex Tuch hits Adam Pelech.
  17:03 Jonathan Marchessault shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss.
  17:04 William Karlsson wins the faceoff against Valtteri Filppula.
Shot by Johnny Boychuk misses the net 17:37  
Giveaway by Casey Cizikas. 17:45  
Brock Nelson blocks shot from Ryan Carpenter. 18:19  
Shot by Joshua Ho-Sang misses the net 18:32  
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 18:46  
  18:53 Paul Stastny wins the faceoff against Josh Bailey.
Josh Bailey wins the faceoff against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. 19:10  
  19:45 Ryan Carpenter wins the faceoff against Casey Cizikas.
  19:45 Nate Schmidt scores on an empty net.