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    Paul Delos Santos
    Paul Delos Santos
    Jan 6, 2024, 20:52

    Vegas Golden Knights are 3-7 in their last 10.

    Vegas Golden Knights are 3-7 in their last 10.

    Stephen R. Sylvanie - USA TODAY Sports - GAME PREVIEW: Struggling Golden Knights Take on New York Islanders

    The Vegas Golden Knights are to steer out of its losing skid with a game against the New York Islanders at T-Mobile Arena 7 p.m. Saturday.

    “We know we haven’t been playing how we want to play. We have to be a lot better,” Vegas forward Chandler Stephenson said. “It’s something that’s been going on for a while now. Everybody’s excited and knows what they need to do here going forward.”

    The Golden Knights are 3-7-0 in their last 10 games and are 1-6 in their last seven.

    Special teams have been one of the issues with lack of production and the inability to keep the puck out of the net.

    Team defense, even in 5-on-5 situations, hasn’t been as sharp either.

    The Golden Knights have allowed at least three goals in nine of their last 11 games.

    The Islanders come into the game relatively inconsistent, alternating wins and losses since Dec. 19.

    They’re 4-3-3 in their last 10 and 2-2-1 in the last five.

    “They’ve changed their identity in terms of what I remember,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Now they’re a little more dynamic, but also giving up at the other end. So looser team than what I remember.”

    Here are the projected lines:

    Golden Knights Projected Lineup

    Forwards

    Ivan Barbashev- Jack Eichel- Jonathan Marchessault

    Pavel Dorofeyev – Chandler Stephenson- Mark Stone

    Brett Howden- Nicolas Roy- Keegan Kolesar

    Grigori Denisenko- Michael Amadio- Paul Cotter

    Defensemen

    Alec Martinez – Alex Pietrangelo

    Nicolas Hague- Zach Whitecloud

    Brayden McNabb- Lukas Cormier

    Goalies

    Logan Thompson

    Jiri Patera

    Islanders Projected Lineup

    Forwards

    Anders Lee - Bo Horvat - Mathew Barzal

    Pierre Engvall - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri

    Simon Holmstrom - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Julien Gauthier

    Matt Martin - Casey Cizikas - Cal Clutterbuck

    Defensemen

    Alexander Romonov - Noah Dobson

    Samuel Bolduc - Scott Mayfield

    Mike Reilly - Sebastian Aho

    Goalies

    Ilya Sorokin

    Kenneth Appleby

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