HOW IT WENT DOWN
With just one minute remaining in the first period, Anders Lee opened the scoring for the Islanders. Reilly Smith then tied things up at 1-1 with a power-play goal one minute into the middle frame. Hudson Fasching responded a few minutes later, putting the Islanders ahead 2-1. Just before the end of the period, Simon Holmstrom extended the Islanders' lead to 3-1. In the third period, Smith notched his second power-play goal of the game to bring the Golden Knights within one. Brock Nelson and Zach Parise scored empty-net goals to give the Islanders the 5-2 win.
ATTENDANCE:18,007
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights continue their home stand and will face the Buffalo Sabres on Monday at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Tune in on AT&T SportsNet, FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
