The New York Islanders extended their losing streak to four games on Monday night after falling 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks in an eight-round shootout. Rookie Ivar Stenberg secured the victory for San Jose in the final round of the shootout after the Islanders failed to convert on their initial seven attempts.
Goaltending Duel and Game Summary
Both netminders put on strong performances to keep the game tight throughout regulation and overtime. San Jose goalie Yaroslav Askarov stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced, while New York goaltender Ilya Sorokin turned away 37 of 39 shots.
New York drew first blood at 6:14 of the opening period when Ben Hutton scored his first goal as an Islander in his second game with the team, converting a setup from Simon Holmstrom. San Jose responded at 16:41 of the first when Stenberg tipped a wrist shot from Tyler Toffoli past Sorokin’s blocker to tie the score.
The Sharks took the lead early in the second period at 1:11 on a power-play goal from Victor Eklund, who finished off a backhand pass from Brayden Schenn. The Islanders pulled back even at 12:12 of the second period when Toffoli fired a shot that deflected off Adam Pelech’s visor and into the net to make it 2-2.
Physical Action and Next Game
Late in the second period, physical play flared up with two separate altercations. Mitchell Chaffee fought Barclay Goodrow, while Kyle MacLean dropped the gloves with Ty Dellandrea. Shortly after, while on a double-minor power play, the Islanders drew consecutive penalties of their own to hand San Jose a two-minute 4-on-3 power play, but New York killed off the advantage.
The Islanders will look to recover from their four-game slide when they play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET.
