Mathew Barzal, Brock Nelson each have goal and assist as Islanders beat Sharks

By SCOTT CHARLES

Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each had a extremity and an assistance and the New York Islanders bushed the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night.

Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock besides scored, Marcus Hogberg made 18 saves and the Islanders snapped a two-game skid.

Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 27 saves arsenic the Sharks mislaid for the 5th clip successful six games (1-5-0).

Barzal scored connected a breakaway for his sixth extremity of the play astatine 8:47 of the 2nd play to unfastened the scoring.

Goodrow tied it with a wrist changeable from the fractional partition that sailed past Hogberg’s blocker conscionable past the midpoint of the period.

Nelson enactment the Islanders backmost up for bully conscionable 40 seconds later, and Dobson made it 3-1 with 27 seconds near successful the period.

Pulock added to the pb astatine 1:03 of the third.

Islanders guardant Maxim Tsyplakov did not play and is presently serving a three-game suspension pursuing a precocious deed against Flyers guardant Ryan Poehling connected Thursday.

The Islanders inducted Brent Sutter to the franchise’s Hall of Fame anterior to the game. Sutter won 2 Stanley Cups with the Islanders and finished with 363 goals and 466 assists successful his 19-year NHL career.

TAKEAWAYS

Sharks: 19-year-old guardant Will Smith skated alongside Mikael Granlund and fabian Zetterlund for the archetypal time. San Jose selected Smith with the 4th wide prime successful the 2023 NHL Draft.

KEY MOMENT

Islanders rapidly regained the pb and momentum 40 seconds aft Goodrow tied it midway done the 2nd period. Nelson skillfully elevated a rolling puck past Georgiev connected a beauteous provender from Kyle Palmieri.

KEY STAT

The Islanders improved to 17-4-4 erstwhile they people astatine slightest thee goals (including shootout winners and are 1-16-3 erstwhile they bash not.

UP NEXT

Sharks sojourn the Boston Bruins Monday afternoon, continuing their five-game roadworthy travel portion the Islanders big the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday evening.