NEW YORK (AP) — Emile Heineman scored in the fourth round of the shootout after New York allowed a tying goal in the final seconds of regulation, and the Islanders defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all four of Vegas’ attempts in the shootout.
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Bo Horvat scored twice, while Marc Gatcomb And Simon Holmström also scored for the Islanders, who improved to 5-0 against Pacific Division opponents.
Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game for Vegas with 14 seconds left in regulation. Just before the end of the third period, the New Yorkers Kyle MacLean was called for a high stick, but the Islanders withstood the penalty.
Heineman scored the shootout winner, beating Carter Hart with a shot just under his glove. The Islanders trailed 2-0 in the first period before scoring three straight goals.
Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner And Noah Hanifin added goals for the Golden Knights as their four-game winning streak was snapped.
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Hart lost for the first time in three starts since returning to the NHL. The 27-year-old goalie was one of five 2018 Canada junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July.
Hart finished with 23 saves.
While Dorofeyev tied it with 14 seconds left, Beckett Sennecke scored the equalizer for Anaheim with one second left in Pittsburgh as the Ducks won 4-3 in a shootout. It was the 15th day in league history to score two tying goals in the final 15 seconds of regulation, and the fourth in the last decade, according to the NHL.
The Islanders finished 2-0 against the Golden Knights this season. They won 4-3 in Vegas on November 13 thanks to Jean-Gabriel PageauThe shorthanded goal in overtime.
To be continued
Golden Knights: At Philadelphia Thursday night.
Islanders: Host Anaheim on Thursday night.
