NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Vegas Golden Knights vs New York Islanders overnight into Friday, March 5
01:00
Swedish time
in 113 days
Local time: 19:00, Thursday, March 4
Vegas Golden Knights visit New York Islanders at UBS Arena overnight into Friday, March 5. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Golden Knights are 2nd in the Pacific with 26 points from 19 games, while Islanders are 5th in the Metropolitan with 18 points from 17. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 7 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Simon Holmström and Victor Eklund.
The Swedes in the game
#4
Rasmus AnderssonD
6 P19 games, 2 goals, 4 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Islanders: 8 P in 11
#95
Victor OlofssonLW
6 P6 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 5 P · vs Islanders: 16 P in 25
#71
William KarlssonC
5 P19 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 0 P · vs Islanders: 6 P in 21
#10
Alexander HoltzRW
1 P2 games, 0 goals, 1 assists
Last 2: 1 P · vs Islanders: 1 P in 8
The teams going in
| VGK | Comparison | NYI |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Points | 18 |
| 19 | Games | 17 |
| 12-5-2 | W-L-OT | 7-6-4 |
| 2nd Pacific | In the division | 5th Metropolitan |
| 6th | In the NHL | 21st |
| 3.37 | Goals per game | 2.88 |
| 2.68 | Against per game | 3.06 |
| +13 | Goal difference | -3 |
| 5-3-2 | Last 10 | 4-3-3 |
| W3 | Streak | OT2 |
| 6-2-2 | Road / home this year | 4-3-2 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 2 days |
Standings as of November 11, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
VGK38 %6 wins
NYI63 %10 wins
Islanders have won 63% of the meetings.
VGK@NYISO
4–5December 10, 2025 · 11mo ago
2Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
NYI@VGKOT
4–3November 14, 2025 · 12mo ago
3Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
VGK@NYI
1–2February 5, 2025 · 1y ago
5Swedes in actionNYI@VGK
4–0January 10, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in actionVGK@NYI
3–2January 24, 2024 · 2y ago
2Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P