Islanders take on the Golden Knights after Horvat's 2-goal performance
New York Islanders (18-10-10, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (22-12-5, second in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders visit the Vegas Golden Knights after Bo Horvat's two-goal game against the Arizona Coyotes in the Islanders' 5-1 win.
Vegas has a 13-4-2 record at home and a 22-12-5 record overall. The Golden Knights have gone 19-2-3 when scoring at least three goals.
New York has gone 8-6-4 on the road and 18-10-10 overall. The Islanders have a 5-4-5 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Eichel has 16 goals and 24 assists for the Golden Knights. Ivan Barbashev has scored four goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Brock Nelson has scored 16 goals with 16 assists for the Islanders. Horvat has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 3-7-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, four penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.
Islanders: 4-3-3, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Kaedan Korczak: out (lower body), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Adin Hill: out (undisclosed), Shea Theodore: out (upper body), William Karlsson: out (lower body), Keegan Kolesar: day to day (illness).
Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Semyon Varlamov: day to day (lower body), Robert Bortuzzo: out (lower body), Adam Pelech: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
