Overview
- New York prevailed 4-3 when Jean-Gabriel Pageau won an overtime draw and scored shorthanded 3:02 into the extra period.
- Vegas closed its six-game stay 1-3-2 for four of 12 points and now heads into a road back-to-back in St. Louis and St. Paul.
- The Golden Knights went 0-for-5 on the power play, extending a post–Mark Stone slump to three goals in 34 opportunities.
- Ilya Sorokin delivered key saves with some help from the posts, while Akira Schmid posted an .833 save percentage and failed to stop the OT winner.
- Rookies loomed large as Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer scored on the power play and assisted Mathew Barzal’s late equalizer, and Vegas call-up Braeden Bowman debuted with 16:45 and four shots.