The San Jose Sharks edged the New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout on Monday night at SAP Center at San Jose, with Yaroslav Askarov making 30 saves.
Ben Hutton opened the scoring at 6:14 of the first period, with assists from Simon Holmstrom and Bo Horvat. Ivar Stenberg tied it 1-1 at 16:41 of the first period. Victor Eklund put the Islanders ahead 2-1 on the power play at 1:11 of the second period. Tyler Toffoli tied it 2-2 at 12:12 of the second period.
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Neither team scored in overtime, and San Jose won the shootout.
For San Jose, Toffoli had a goal and an assist, Stenberg scored, and Askarov stopped 30 of 32 shots.
For New York, Hutton and Eklund each scored, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 37 of 39 shots.
San Jose outshot New York 39-32. San Jose went 0 for 4 on the power play, and New York went 1 for 4. The Sharks moved to 8-11-1. The Islanders dropped to 7-6-4.
The Sharks sit 10th in the Western Conference. The Islanders are 10th in the Eastern Conference and have lost four straight.
The Sharks next host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Islanders are back in action when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
