The Latest York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights after regulation for the second time this yr. In November, it was a JG Pageau shorthanded extra time goal that gave Latest York the win. On Tuesday, the Islanders beat Vegas in a shootout due to Emil Heineman.
Heineman took his first shootout attempt of the season within the fourth round on Tuesday night. He beat Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart on the glove side, giving Latest York just its second shootout win of the season. Ilya Sorokin stopped all 4 Vegas attempts, giving Heineman the prospect to win it.
The Islanders had a 3-2 lead coming out of the second intermission, trying to put the Golden Knights away on home ice. A fantastic goal from Ivan Barbashev tied the sport, but Bo Horvat’s second of the sport gave the Islanders the lead back. Vegas pulled Hart late and scored on the 6-on-5 advantage to send the sport to extra time.
THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS TIE IT WITH 12.1 SECONDS LEFT! 😮
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Pavel Dorofeyev picked up the rebound off of Sorokin’s pad and buried it with 12 seconds to go. The Golden Knights had been pushing for the tying goal for over two minutes until, finally, Sorokin cracked. That earned each teams the bonus point, but only the Islanders got the second point.
Heineman got here to the Islanders from the Montreal Canadiens as a part of the Noah Dobson trade. He has been implausible for Latest York, scoring nine goals in the primary 19 games of the season. Despite the fact that the scoring has dried up of late, with just one goal since November 16, he got here through within the clutch on Tuesday.
The Islanders are 17-11-3, adequate for third within the Metropolitan Division. They’re hanging around despite a cavalcade of injuries and a roster that missed the playoffs last yr. Heineman has been an enormous reason why, and proved exactly why on Tuesday.