The San Jose Sharks entered at 30-25-6 with 1 point and the New York Islanders arrived at 36-23-5 with 2 points, and the game ended 2-1 at SAP Center at San Jose.
The Islanders recorded 34 shots while the Sharks finished with 31 shots, and the overtime winner gave the Isles the even-strength result.
First period
The Islanders opened the scoring with 1 goal in the 1st period while the Sharks posted 0, and New York carried a 1-0 edge into intermission.
The Sharks delivered 27 hits to the Islanders’ 28 hits in a physical opening period that stayed at even strength on the scoreboard.
The Isles won 55 percent of faceoffs in the game on 32 faceoffs won, and the Sharks finished with 26 faceoffs won.
Second period
The Sharks tied the game with 1 goal in the 2nd period as Macklin Celebrini scored on 4 shots with a 25 percent shooting rate.
The Sharks got assists from
Will Smith and
John Klingberg, and each finished with 1 assist as part of San Jose’s 2 total assists.
The Sharks had 2 power plays and finished 0-for-2 with 3 power-play shots, while the Islanders went 0-for-3 with 2 power-play shots.
The Sharks penalty kill went 3-for-3, and
Yaroslav Askarov contributed 2 shorthanded saves within his 32-save night.
Third period
The Sharks and the Islanders each scored 0 goals in the 3rd period, and the game stayed tied heading to overtime.
The Sharks logged 20 blocked shots to the Islanders’ 11 blocked shots, and that shot blocking kept the Isles to 6 percent shooting on 2 goals.
San Jose finished with 15 giveaways and 3 takeaways, while New York posted 15 giveaways and 6 takeaways as the puck battle tilted late.
Overtime
The Islanders ended it with 1 overtime goal after recording 2 overtime shots, while the Sharks generated 4 overtime shots without scoring.
Askarov took the overtime loss despite stopping 32 of 34 shots, and
Ilya Sorokin earned the win with 30 saves on 31 shots against.
Bo Horvat was listed as the first star, Sorokin as the second star, and Askarov as the third star as the San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders match summary centered on goaltending and even-strength finishing.
The San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders scoreline review reflected 1 Sharks goal on 31 shots, and the San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders result analysis turned on the Islanders’ overtime execution.
The San Jose Sharks final whistle reaction came after 6 penalty minutes, 0-for-2 on the power play, and a road-style finish at home ice.
The Sharks will be back on the ice at 7:00 PM EDT on 3/10/2026 against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
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