NOTES
Head Coach Pete DeBoer said defensemen Alec Martinez (day-to-day) and Zach Whitecloud (week-to-week) are out.
Vegas recalled defenseman Daniil Miromanov from the Henderson Silver Knights and he is expected to play Sunday.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: AT&T SportsNet
Radio: FOX Sports 98.9/1340 | Deportes Vegas 1460
UPDATED BAG POLICY
At the request of the National Hockey League, effective immediately, no bags or backpacks will be permitted into T-Mobile Arena, except for small clutches and wallets (5" x 9" x 2" max). These items will be manually screened.
LAST TIME OUT
Vegas came up short against the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-3 defeat on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. Nicolas Roy, Nolan Patrick, and Nicolas Hague scored for the Golden Knights in the loss. Leon Draisaitl (2G, 1A) led the way offensively for Edmonton in the win.
OPPOSITION UPDATE
New York opens the season on an epic 13-game road trip before the opening of UBS Arena on Nov. 20. The Islanders have put up a 2-2-1 mark with a victory in Chicago (4-1) on Oct. 19 and in Arizona (3-0) Saturday night.
Five different Islanders have recorded three points through five games as Oliver Wahlstrom (3G), Brock Nelson (2G, 1A), Anthony Beauvillier (2G, 1A), Kyle Palmieri (3A) and Noah Dobson (3A) all share the lead in scoring so far. Ilya Sorokin has started all five games for New York and has a 2.80 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage and one shutout.
WHEN LAST WE MET…
The Golden Knights haven't faced the Islanders since Feb. 15, 2020, when Vegas defeated New York, 1-0, at T-Mobile Arena. Reilly Smith scored the only goal in that game.
VGK SCORING LEADERS
Chandler Stephenson - 4 points (2G, 2A)
Mark Stone - 3 points (3A)
Max Pacioretty - 3 points (2G, 1A)
A VEGAS VICTORY WOULD…
- Mark the 175th win in franchise history
KEYS TO THE GAME
Take Advantage of New York: Sunday's game marks the second consecutive game for the Golden Knights where they catch their opponent in the second game of a back-to-back. Vegas didn't take advantage of Edmonton's fatigue, so that will be a focus against New York.
Power Play Breakthrough: Vegas is the only team in the NHL without a power-play goal so far this season. It's time for the Golden Knights to figure out a winning method on the man advantage.
