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VGK @ NYI

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Vegas Golden Knights
39-26-17 · Away
4 – 5
FINAL / SO
New York Islanders
43-34-5 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
VGK -135 · NYI +115
Puck Line
VGK -1.5 (+175) · NYI +1.5 (-230)
Total
O 5.5 (-105) · U (-115)

Graded: total 9 → OVER W · NYI +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 VGKo5.5 54%
15-13
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
39%
5-8
33%
1-2
50%
14-14
NYIo5.5 50%
15-15
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
60%
9-6
33%
1-2
47%
14-16
Puck Line
cover %
 VGK-1.5 25%
7-21
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
39%
5-8
0%
0-3
-11.20u
8-20
NYI+1.5 70%
21-9
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
67%
10-5
100%
3-0
-7.30u
14-16
Moneyline
win %
 VGK fav -135 50%
14-14
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
54%
7-6
0%
0-3
-4.44u
12-11
NYI dog +115 53%
16-14
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
47%
7-8
100%
3-0
+9.80u
12-7
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-120/u-110 FD 1.5 o-112/u-112 VGK 89%
25-3
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
85%
11-2
100%
3-0
64%
18-10
 1.89 0.93 / 0.96
NYI 80%
24-6
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
80%
12-3
100%
3-0
53%
16-14
 1.53 0.77 / 0.77
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-148/u+116 VGK 89%
25-3
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
77%
10-3
67%
2-1
32%
9-19
 1.61 0.82 / 0.79
NYI 87%
26-4
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
93%
14-1
67%
2-1
53%
16-14
 2.10 1.07 / 1.03
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 1.5 o-166/u+130 VGK 86%
24-4
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
85%
11-2
100%
3-0
54%
15-13
 2.07 1.21 / 0.86
NYI 93%
28-2
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
87%
13-2
100%
3-0
37%
11-19
 1.87 0.93 / 0.93
Team Comparison '25-26
VGKNYI
Record (W-L-OTL)39-26-1743-34-5
Points %57.9%55.5%
Goals for / game3.232.84
Goals against / game3.052.94
Shots for / game29.028.2
Shots against / game24.427.7
Power play %24.6%16.5%
Penalty kill %81.4%80.8%
Faceoff %50.8%52.7%
1st period GF / GA0.76 / 0.980.78 / 0.82
2nd period GF / GA1.05 / 1.121.04 / 1.06
3rd period GF / GA1.32 / 0.740.85 / 1.00
Avg game total6.285.78
Starting Goalies from the box score
VGK · Carter Hart
23 saves on 27 shots · 4 GA · OTL
NYI · Ilya Sorokin
33 saves on 37 shots · 4 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
VGK2020370/4
NYI1210271/2
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
VGKPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Tomas Hertl G 0.5
o+185
 43% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Braeden Bowman G 0.5
o+350
 39% 40% 0%0/1 0 U
Mark Stone G 0.5
o+210
 25% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Ben Hutton G 0.5
o+1200
 14% 30% — 0 U
Shea Theodore G 0.5
o+550
 14% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Ivan Barbashev G 0.5
o+300
 32% 30% 0%0/2 1 O
Jack Eichel G 0.5
o+165
 32% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Brett Howden G 0.5
o+450
 21% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Reilly Smith G 0.5
o+575
 12% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Mitch Marner G 0.5
o+275
 14% 10% 0%0/4 1 O
Brayden McNabb G 0.5
o+1200
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Brandon Saad G 0.5
o+550
 4% 0% 25%1/4 DNP
Noah Hanifin G 0.5
o+650
 6% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Keegan Kolesar G 0.5
o+750
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Zach Whitecloud G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Cole Reinhardt G 0.5
o+750
 5% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Kaedan Korczak G 0.5
o+1600
 7% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Pavel Dorofeyev G 0.5
o+220
 29% 0% 0%0/3 1 O
Mark Stone PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+155
 100% 100% 0%0/2 2 O
Shea Theodore PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 54% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Mitch Marner PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+150
 61% 60% 50%2/4 2 O
Braeden Bowman PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 54% 60% 0%0/1 1 O
Tomas Hertl PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 57% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Ivan Barbashev PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 57% 50% 0%0/2 1 O
Jack Eichel PTS 1.5
o+175 / u-240
 39% 40% 0%0/3 2 O
Pavel Dorofeyev PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 46% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Noah Hanifin PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 28% 20% 0%0/3 1 O
Mark Stone A 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 83% 80% 0%0/2 2 O
Jack Eichel A 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 57% 60% 33%1/3 2 O
Mitch Marner A 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 57% 60% 50%2/4 1 O
Shea Theodore A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 39% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Pavel Dorofeyev A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 21% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Braeden Bowman A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 31% 40% 0%0/1 1 O
Ivan Barbashev A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 43% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Noah Hanifin A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 22% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Tomas Hertl A 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 29% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Shea Theodore SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 68% 80% 100%3/3 1 U
Ivan Barbashev SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-125
 57% 70% 50%1/2 2 O
Noah Hanifin SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+115
 72% 70% 67%2/3 3 O
Mark Stone SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 58% 60% 100%2/2 3 O
Jack Eichel SOG 2.5
o-190 / u+140
 79% 60% 67%2/3 4 O
Braeden Bowman SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 62% 60% 100%1/1 2 O
Mitch Marner SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 57% 50% 25%1/4 5 O
Tomas Hertl SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-165
 43% 40% 67%2/3 4 O
Pavel Dorofeyev SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-130
 50% 40% 67%2/3 5 O
Carter Hart SV 23.5
o-115 / u-115
 50% — — 23 U
NYIPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Bo Horvat G 0.5
o+145
 43% 40% 67%2/3 2 O
Mathew Barzal G 0.5
o+190
 31% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Anders Lee G 0.5
o+250
 17% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jean-Gabriel Pageau G 0.5
o+475
 27% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Casey Cizikas G 0.5
o+750
 10% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Calum Ritchie G 0.5
o+450
 15% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Adam Pelech G 0.5
o+900
 3% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Anthony Duclair G 0.5
o+400
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Kyle MacLean G 0.5
o+800
 6% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Emil Heineman G 0.5
o+300
 30% 10% 100%3/3 0 U
Matthew Schaefer G 0.5
o+475
 23% 10% 100%1/1 0 U
Maxim Shabanov G 0.5
o+375
 11% 10% — 0 U
Scott Mayfield G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Ryan Pulock G 0.5
o+1000
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Tony DeAngelo G 0.5
o+800
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Simon Holmstrom G 0.5
o+425
 14% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Marc Gatcomb G 0.5
o+650
 18% 0% 0%0/1 1 O
Travis Mitchell G 0.5
o+1750
 0% — — 0 U
Mathew Barzal PTS 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 62% 50% 100%2/2 1 O
Matthew Schaefer PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-135
 57% 50% 100%1/1 1 O
Anders Lee PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 37% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Bo Horvat PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 63% 40% 100%3/3 2 O
Maxim Shabanov PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 39% 40% — 1 O
Tony DeAngelo PTS 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 33% 30% 100%2/2 0 U
Emil Heineman PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 50% 20% 100%3/3 0 U
Ryan Pulock A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 40% 50% 0%0/2 1 O
Matthew Schaefer A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 43% 50% 100%1/1 1 O
Maxim Shabanov A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 33% 40% — 1 O
Tony DeAngelo A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 33% 30% 100%2/2 0 U
Anders Lee A 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 27% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Mathew Barzal A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 41% 20% 50%1/2 1 O
Bo Horvat A 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 30% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Emil Heineman A 0.5
o+275 / u-425
 20% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Bo Horvat SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 60% 80% 33%1/3 5 O
Anders Lee SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 63% 60% 67%2/3 1 U
Maxim Shabanov SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 50% 60% — 1 U
Mathew Barzal SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-185
 38% 40% 100%2/2 2 U
Emil Heineman SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 53% 40% 33%1/3 1 U
Matthew Schaefer SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-180
 50% 40% 100%1/1 4 O
Ilya Sorokin SV 24.5
o-125 / u-105
 50% 60% 100%3/3 33 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Nov 13, 2025 at VGK NYI 4–3 OT 2–00–11–2 7 6.5 O NYI
Feb 4, 2025 at NYI NYI 2–1 1–00–01–1 3 5.5 U NYI
Jan 9, 2025 at VGK NYI 4–0 1–02–01–0 4 6 U NYI
Jan 23, 2024 at NYI NYI 2–3 0–11–21–0 5 — VGK
Jan 6, 2024 at VGK NYI 2–5 1–10–21–2 7 — VGK
Jan 28, 2023 at NYI NYI 2–1 OT 0–01–10–0 3 — NYI
Dec 17, 2022 at VGK NYI 5–2 1–02–12–1 7 — NYI
Dec 19, 2021 at NYI NYI 3–4 SO 1–10–02–2 7 — VGK
Oct 24, 2021 at VGK NYI 2–0 1–00–01–0 2 — NYI
Feb 15, 2020 at VGK NYI 0–1 0–00–10–0 1 — VGK