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NYI @ VGK

Friday, December 18, 2026 · 9:00 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.

New York Islanders
5-3-2 · Away
9:00 PM CT
Vegas Golden Knights
8-4-1 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
NYI — · VGK —
Puck Line
—
Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 NYI+1.5 80%
8-2
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
75%
3-1
100%
2-0
-0.54u
6-4
VGK-1.5 39%
5-8
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
43%
3-4
0%
0-2
-1.92u
5-8
Moneyline
win %
 NYI — 50%
5-5
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
25%
1-3
100%
2-0
-1.11u
5-5
VGK — 62%
8-5
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
71%
5-2
0%
0-2
-0.82u
8-5
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 2.5
 no DK/FD line NYI 10%
1-9
20%
1-4
10%
1-9
0%
0-4
50%
1-1
50%
5-5
 1.60 0.80 / 0.80
VGK 39%
5-8
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
43%
3-4
50%
1-1
77%
10-3
 2.23 1.15 / 1.08
2nd Period
over 2.5
 no DK/FD line NYI 30%
3-7
0%
0-5
30%
3-7
25%
1-3
0%
0-2
50%
5-5
 1.80 1.20 / 0.60
VGK 39%
5-8
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
43%
3-4
0%
0-2
77%
10-3
 2.23 1.23 / 1.00
3rd Period
over 2.5
 no DK/FD line NYI 20%
2-8
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
25%
1-3
100%
2-0
30%
3-7
 1.60 0.90 / 0.70
VGK 39%
5-8
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
43%
3-4
100%
2-0
39%
5-8
 1.85 1.08 / 0.77
Team Comparison '26-27
NYIVGK
Record (W-L-OTL)5-3-28-4-1
Points %60.0%65.4%
Goals for / game2.903.62
Goals against / game2.302.92
Shots for / game26.729.8
Shots against / game25.525.1
Power play %20.0%24.4%
Penalty kill %88.2%67.7%
Faceoff %54.6%50.9%
1st period GF / GA0.80 / 0.801.15 / 1.08
2nd period GF / GA1.20 / 0.601.23 / 1.00
3rd period GF / GA0.90 / 0.701.08 / 0.77
Avg game total5.206.54
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
NYI · Semyon Varlamov Last start
Last start Oct 22 · 3 GS · SV% .899 · GAA 2.25
VGK · Adin Hill Last start
Last start Oct 22 · 5 GS · SV% .882 · GAA 2.95
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
NYIStatusNote
Calum Ritchie OUT Lower Body Ritchie (lower body) will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, the team announced Monday.
Matias Maccelli OUT Lower Body Maccelli (lower body) will miss the next 2-4 weeks, the team announced Monday.
Alexander Romanov IR Knee ir
Mathew Barzal IR Knee Barzal (knee) will not join the Islanders for their two-game road trip, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Thursday.
VGKStatusNote
Mitch Marner OUT Personal out
Parker Wotherspoon IR Upper Body ir
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Dec 9, 2025 at NYI VGK 4–5 SO 2–10–22–1 9 5.5 O NYI
Nov 13, 2025 at VGK VGK 3–4 OT 0–21–02–1 7 6.5 O NYI
Feb 4, 2025 at NYI VGK 1–2 0–10–01–1 3 5.5 U NYI
Jan 9, 2025 at VGK VGK 0–4 0–10–20–1 4 6 U NYI
Jan 23, 2024 at NYI VGK 3–2 1–02–10–1 5 — VGK
Jan 6, 2024 at VGK VGK 5–2 1–12–02–1 7 — VGK
Jan 28, 2023 at NYI VGK 1–2 OT 0–01–10–0 3 — NYI
Dec 17, 2022 at VGK VGK 2–5 0–11–21–2 7 — NYI
Dec 19, 2021 at NYI VGK 4–3 SO 1–10–02–2 7 — VGK
Oct 24, 2021 at VGK VGK 0–2 0–10–00–1 2 — NYI