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The Vegas Golden Knights face the New York Islanders with both teams looking to improve on promising seasons. The Golden Knights have a 27-14-5 record and are in second place in the Pacific Division while the Islanders have a 20-15-11 record and with only three wins in their last 10 games, they fired head coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Patrick Roy. Both teams look to improve in their divisions and the upcoming game should be a good one as a result.
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The Golden Knights are having a great season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.13 goals per game. Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault, and Chandler Stephenson have scored 42 goals and 62 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has stepped up as well. Ivan Barbashev, Paul Cotter, and Nicolas Roy have combined for 23 goals and 33 assists while defensemen Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden McNabb have added four goals and 31 assists from the point to open up the offense.
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— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) January 22, 2024
The offense has been great but the defense has carried the Golden Knights, allowing only 2.65 goals per game. Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden McNabb have combined for 5.4 defensive point shares and 224 blocked shots while Nicolas Hague and Alec Martinez have combined for 3.1 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Adin Hill has stepped up with a .933 save percentage and a 1.93 goals-against average on 406 shots with 12.2 goals saved above average.