Nelson has recorded four multi-point efforts over his last seven appearances, a stretch in which he's racked up nine points (four goals, five assists), 20 shots, three hits, four blocked shots and a plus-4 rating.

Brock Nelson snapped a tie midway through the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 34 saves, helping the New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 for their eighth win in nine games

The New York Islanders (25-21-7) defeated the Vegas Golden Knights (31-17-6) 2-1 on Tuesday night in UBS Arena. Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal with 9:17 in the third period.

It was his fourth game winner of the season. Nelson redirected an Alexander Romanov point shot over Ilya Samsonov's glove from deep in the left face-off circle mid-way through the third period. It was his 15th goal and 32nd point (52 games) of the season (52 games).