Rapid Recap: Golden Knights 4, Islanders 3 SO

The New York Islanders extended their home point streak to three games, but ultimately fell 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout on Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena.
Shea Theodore and Nicolas Roy scored in the shootout for the Golden Knights, while Anthony Beauvillier and Oliver Wahlstrom were unable to find the back of the net in the bonus round.
The shootout followed a back-and-forth third period that saw the team's trade leads and combine for three goals in the final 5:41. JG Pageau put the Islanders ahead 3-2 with 2:20 to play in the third, but Theodore's second of the game tied the score with under a minute left to force overtime.
See below for the rapid recap and check back for
Sasha Kandrach's three takeaways
from Sunday's afternoon action.

THE SCORING
1st Period:
6:56 - VGK 1, NYI 0 - Jonathan Marchessault knocks in a Zach Whitecloud rebound at the side of the net to put Vegas ahead 1-0.
11:08 - NYI 1, VGK 1 PPG - Brock Nelson's shot clips Brayden McNabb's skate and beats Robin Lehner for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Noah Dobson and Oliver Wahlstrom pick up the assists.
2nd Period:
No scoring
3rd Period:
5:46 - VGK 2, NYI 1 - Shea Theodore blasts a slap shot through traffic and Sorokin for a power-play goal.
14:19 - NYI 2, VGK 2 - Kieffer Bellows beats Lehner five-hole from the high slot to knot the game 2-2.
17:40 - NYI 3, VGK 2 - JG Pageau converts a goal line feed from Oliver Wahlstrom to put the Islanders ahead 3-2. The goal comes just over a minute after a Cal Clutterbuck goal was overturned on an offside challenge.
19:12 - NYI 3, VGK 3 - Theodore scores his second goal of the period, tying the score with the Vegas net empty in the final minute. Like his first goal, Theodore scored on a slap shot from the point. Alex Pietrangelo with the assist.
Overtime:
No scoring
Shootout:
Round 1: Shea Theodore (game-deciding goal), Anthony Beauvillier (no goal).
Round 2: Jonathan Marchessault (no-goal), Oliver Wahlstrom (no goal)
Round 3: Nicolas Roy (goal)
Video: VGK@NYI: Bellows goes five-hole to tie the game
NOTEBOOK:
Andy Greene was honored before the game for hitting the 1,000-game milestone. Greene was given a silver stick, as well as a team-signed jersey and a painting detailing some prominent moments from his career... Matt Martin and Robin Salo both missed Sunday's game as they were placed in COVID-19 protocol. Ross Johnston played in Martin's place while Sebastian Aho filled in for Salo... Kyle Palmieri missed Sunday's game with a lower-body injury and was replaced by Kieffer Bellows... The Islanders power play scored for the fifth time in seven games... Bellows recorded his first-NHL fight on Sunday, dropping the gloves with Max Pacioretty...
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play scored for second-straight game and the fifth time in seven contests. The Isles went 1-for-3 on the power play and 0-for-1 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin stopped 31 of 34 in the shootout loss.
Robin Lehner stopped 29 of 32 in the win.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT:

IMAGE OF THE GAME:

POSTGAME:

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders return to action on Thursday, Dec. 23 against the Washington Capitals as Monday's Islanders-Canadiens was postponed as the NHL and NHLPA postponed cross-border games through Dec. 23.