Venue & Timing
Location: T-Mobile Arena, 3780 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
Puckdrop: 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT)
Broadcast: ESPN+ / MSGSN / Gotham Sports App
Injury Report
New York Islanders:
Scott Mayfield (D) — questionable, personal absence.
Max Shabanov (F) — upper body, out (non-contact jersey in practice).
Vegas Golden Knights:
Alex Pietrangelo (D) — hip, out until July 2026.
Mark Stone (RW) — probable, upper body.
Colton Sissons (C) — probable, lower body.
Jeremy Lauzon (D) — probable, lower body.
Key Player Matchups
Bo Horvat (NYI) vs. Jack Eichel (VGK): Horvat leads the Isles with 12 goals and 8 assists (20 points), while Eichel paces Vegas with 22 points (8G, 14A). Both centers drive their teams’ offensive tempo.
Mathew Barzal (NYI) vs. Mitchell Marner (VGK): Barzal’s creativity (OT winner vs. Devils) contrasts with Marner’s playmaking (19 points, 15 assists).
Goaltending Battle: Ilya Sorokin (NYI) has a .949 SV% over his last four starts, while Akira Schmid (VGK) has 6 wins in 8 games with 173 saves.
Team Recent Form
New York Islanders:
Two straight wins, including a 3–2 OT victory over New Jersey.
Road record: 2–0–0 on current seven-game trip.
Averaging 2.9 goals per game, allowing 2.7 goals per game.
Vegas Golden Knights:
Lost 3 of last 5, including a 3–2 defeat to Florida.
Home record: 4–2–2.
Averaging 3.1 goals per game, allowing 2.9 goals per game.
Series History
Islanders won both meetings last season, with Sorokin stopping 63 of 64 shots.
Vegas holds a slight all-time series edge, but New York has momentum in recent matchups.
Betting Trends
Islanders: 3–2 in last five, trending Under (last two games ≤ 5 goals).
Golden Knights: 2–3 in last five, struggling to score more than three goals.
Head-to-Head: Islanders have covered in 2 straight vs. Vegas.
Projected Score: Islanders 3 – Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Game Odds
New York Islanders 6.5
Vegas Golden Knights – 180
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, November 12, 2025
