By SCOTT CHARLES
Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson every had a objective and an help and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday evening.
Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock additionally scored, Marcus Hogberg made 18 saves and the Islanders snapped a two-game skid.
Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose and Alexandar Georgiev completed with 27 saves because the Sharks misplaced for the fifth time in six video games (1-5-0).
Barzal scored on a breakaway for his sixth objective of the season at 8:47 of the second interval to open the scoring.
Goodrow tied it with a wrist shot from the half wall that sailed previous Hogberg’s blocker simply previous the midpoint of the interval.
Nelson put the Islanders again forward for good simply 40 seconds later, and Dobson made it 3-1 with 27 seconds left within the interval.
Pulock added to the lead at 1:03 of the third.
Islanders ahead Maxim Tsyplakov didn’t play and is presently serving a three-game suspension following a excessive hit towards Flyers ahead Ryan Poehling on Thursday.
The Islanders inducted Brent Sutter to the franchise’s Corridor of Fame previous to the sport. Sutter received two Stanley Cups with the Islanders and completed with 363 objectives and 466 assists in his 19-year NHL profession.
TAKEAWAYS
Sharks: 19-year-old ahead Will Smith skated alongside Mikael Granlund and fabian Zetterlund for the primary time. San Jose chosen Smith with the fourth general decide within the 2023 NHL Draft.
KEY MOMENT
Islanders rapidly regained the lead and momentum 40 seconds after Goodrow tied it halfway by way of the second interval. Nelson skillfully elevated a rolling puck previous Georgiev on a fairly feed from Kyle Palmieri.
KEY STAT
The Islanders improved to 17-4-4 once they rating no less than thee objectives (together with shootout winners and are 1-16-3 when they don’t.
UP NEXT
Sharks go to the Boston Bruins Monday afternoon, persevering with their five-game street journey whereas the Islanders host the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night.
