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Vegas Golden Knights lose in overtime, keep point streak going

By Andrew Steele-Davis

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders misses a third period chance against Malcolm Subban #30 of the Vegas Golden Knights at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on December 05, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: Anders Lee #27 of the New York Islanders misses a third period chance against Malcolm Subban #30 of the Vegas Golden Knights at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on December 05, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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UNIONDALE, NY – DECEMBER 05: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing Alex Tuch’s (89) goal during the second period of the National Hockey League game between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders on December 5, 2019, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY – DECEMBER 05: The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate Vegas Golden Knights Right Wing Alex Tuch’s (89) goal during the second period of the National Hockey League game between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders on December 5, 2019, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Notes & Stats from the game

This was the Vegas Golden Knights Lineup against the New Jersey Devils…

Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith
Pacioretty-Stastny-Stone
Carrier-Glass-Tuch
Nosek-Stephenson-Reaves

McNabb-Schmidt
Hague-Theodore
Merrill-Engelland

Subban

These were the scratches for the Golden Knights:

Here are some key stats from the game:

  • SOG – VGK: 33 – NYI: 31
  • FO% – VGK: 43% – NYI: 57%
  • PP – VGK: 0/1 – NYI: 1/2
  • PIM – VGK: 4 – NYI: 2
  • HITS – VGK: 13 – NYI: 39
  • BLKS – VGK: 14 – NYI: 18
  • GVA – VGK: 23 – NYI: 31

And here is the Official Scoring Summary from the game:

  • Cal Clutterbuck (3) – Unassisted – 4:26 / 2nd
  • Alex Tuch (5) – Glass (7), Merrill (3) – 15:27 /2nd
  • Brock Nelson (9) – Beauvillier (9), Mayfield (4) – 3:56 / 3rd
  • Jonathan Marchessault (9) – Hague (5), Smith (11) – 15:28 / 3rd
  • Ryan Pulock (4) – PPG – Lee (7), Bailey (12) – 3:20 / OT
UNIONDALE, NY – DECEMBER 05: Vegas Golden Knights Center Chandler Stephenson (20) takes a shot on goal with New York Islanders Goalie Semyon Varlamov (40) making the save during the first period of the National Hockey League game between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders on December 5, 2019, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY – DECEMBER 05: Vegas Golden Knights Center Chandler Stephenson (20) takes a shot on goal with New York Islanders Goalie Semyon Varlamov (40) making the save during the first period of the National Hockey League game between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the New York Islanders on December 5, 2019, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Let’s go over some notes from the game:

  • The Vegas Golden Knights are now 15-11-5 after losing to the New York Islanders in overtime.
  • After last night, the Golden Knights finished this three-game road trip on the east coast 2-0-1 and took five points from a possible six, which isn’t a bad return at all.
  • In truth, the Golden Knights were lucky to get to overtime given that they were dominated by the Islanders, but it is a clear hallmark of a good team to grind out at least a point.
  • Malcolm Subban made his sixth straight start and he was impressive again against the Islanders, stopping 28 of 31 shots with a .903 Save Percentage.
  • Credit where credit is due. I’ve been very vocal in my doubts over Subban’s future with this franchise, but he has really stepped up to the plate in Marc-Andre Fleury’s absence.
  • And, on that note, it was brilliant to see Fleury back with the team last night and I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets the start against the New York Islanders on Sunday.
  • Final note on the goalies; Subban is now 4-4-3 this season with a 2.86 Goals Against Average and a .909 Save Percentage.
  • Alex Tuch is on an absolute tear right now and the forward recorded his seventh point (four goals, three assists) in four games with a goal against the Islanders.
  • Cody Glass has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) after picking up an assist on Tuch’s goal, while Jon Merrill registered his third helper of the year on Tuch’s goal.
  • Jonathan Marchessault now has four goals in two games after scoring in the third period against New York, and he’s now got nine points and 13 assists for 22 points in 31 games this year.
  • Rookie defenseman Nic Hague has really settled into his role now, and he picked up his fifth assist of the season on Marchessault’s goal.
  • Reilly Smith recorded assist No.11 on Marchessault’s goal, and Smith has 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) on the year.
  • Vegas ended up outshooting the Islanders 33-31 despite being dominated for most of the game, although they were outdone in other categories.
  • They were 43% in the faceoff circle, they were massively outhit 39-13 by the physical Islanders and they also had less blocked shots than New York (14-18).
  • However, Vegas did have less giveaways (23) than the Islanders, who coughed up 31 Giveaways.
  • Vegas went 0-for-1 on the power play and they are now ranked 7th on the man advantage (22.9).
  • They also went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill after allowing a power play goal in overtime, and the Knights are ranked 4th on the PK in the league (85.1).
  • Shea Theodore led all Vegas Golden Knights skaters in total ice time, logging a monster total of 25:06 minutes.
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