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Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders — Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Game Analysis

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Vegas Golden Knights at New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Final.

Game Analysis
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UBS Arena

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NYI

  • Bo Horvat (19)1st 18:21 · BackhandAssists: Adam Pelech (14), Maxim Tsyplakov (16)
  • Brock Nelson (16)3rd 10:43 · Tip-InAssists: Alexander Romanov (12), Anthony DeAngelo (3)

VGK

  • Brandon Saad (8)3rd 7:40 · BackhandAssists: Nicolas Hague (5), Nicolas Roy (12)

Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Game Summary — Tuesday, February 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

New York Islanders won 2–1 at UBS Arena.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Game Analysis — Tuesday, February 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

New York Islanders won despite being outshot 34–14. Vegas Golden Knights generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. New York Islanders scored on 14.3% of its shots, compared with 2.9% for Vegas Golden Knights. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Vegas Golden Knights converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%); New York Islanders converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%). Neither team added a power-play goal, so neither gained a scoring edge from converting its man advantages.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders Game Statistics — Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticVegas Golden KnightsNew York Islanders
Shots on goal3414
Power-play goals00
Power-play opportunities11
Power-play conversion (%)0.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)50.949.1
Hits2126
Blocked shots1311
Takeaways28
Giveaways1519
Penalty minutes22

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

New York Islanders won 2–1 at UBS Arena.

Who scored

  • Bo Horvat Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Adam Pelech (14), Maxim Tsyplakov (16)
  • Brandon Saad Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Hague (5), Nicolas Roy (12)
  • Brock Nelson Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Alexander Romanov (12), Anthony DeAngelo (3)

Goalies

  • Ilya Samsonov stopped 12 of 14 for Vegas Golden Knights.
  • Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 of 34 for New York Islanders.

Brock Nelson Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Alexander Romanov (12), Anthony DeAngelo (3) That made the score 1–2 in the 3rd, and New York Islanders stayed ahead.

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