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No answers for doormat Isles
Sharks drop their 2nd straight by 4-1 score
1/18/2025 - By Mike Lee

After the dismal performance in Columbus on Thursday night, the Sharks had a chance to right the ship against a New York Islanders team that has struggled on home ice. They didn't. A combination of turnovers and a lack of execution led to a 2nd straight loss for San Jose as they hit the midway mark of their current 5-game road trip. A 3-goal 2nd period would help pace the Islanders to a 4-1 victory at UBS Arena in Elmont.

The Sharks performance was almost a carbon copy of their flat output only 48 hours earlier. San Jose continues to try and generate any semblance of an offense after falling flat in Ohio. They would muster 4, 7 and 8 shots in each period, which did little to help put goals on the board.

San Jose continued to struggle generating much offense and would only generate a paltry 4 shots on Islanders rookie goaltender Marcus Hogberg in the opening period. The general rule of thumb against a young goaltender is to try and overwhelm him. The compete level just wasn't up to snuff.

The flow of the contest was off from the start.

An apparent Islanders goal was waved off immediately after it was ruled that Sharks goaltender Alexandar Georgiev was interfered with.

A Ty Dellandrea holding penalty gave New York the only man advantage opportunity for either team, but the Islanders 32nd ranked power play showed why they put little pressure on Georgiev. The Islanders have only scored 13 power play goals this season. The Sharks in contrast have almost double that goal count in 138 opportunities this season.

A Ryan Pulock interference penalty 3:29 into the 2nd period setup the Sharks with their first power play of the game. The Sharks got a crack at the 32nd ranked penalty kill in the league, but they couldn't generate a single shot on Hogberg.

That opportunity was magnified by the fact that there were only two penalties called in the game. Failing to face the league's worst penalty kill was a massive missed opportunity.

New York finally cracked the score sheet 8:47 into the middle period. Mathew Barzal scored his 6th goal of the season after Jake Walman coughed the puck up in the Islanders zone. Barzal scooped up the turnover and raced up the right wing before cuttingacross the top of the crease over Cody Ceci and sliding the puck around Georgiev's pad for the game's first score.

Barclay Goodrow tied the game less than 2 minutes later with a simple shot on net from the right wing boards. The Sharks forward had just gained the zone with the puck and stopped outside the right circle to scan the situation. His attempt evaded Hogberg, who appeared to wave at the shot with his blocker but Noah Dobson may have partially screened the shot.

The tie lasted all of 40 seconds after New York scored again. This time Brock Nelson took a feed from Kyle Palmieri as the pair crossed the blueline. Nelson lifted a shot that slipped past Georgiev for his 13th tally of the season.

New York would close out the period with a goal with 27 seconds left in the frame. Noah Dobson fired a shot from the right point, but the puck hit both Alexander Wennberg and Henry Thrun, pin-balling past Georgiev for the 3-1 lead.

The Sharks opened the 3rd period with a burst of energy in an attempt to climb back into the game, but Georgiev either didn't see Ryan Pulock shot from the right point or he simply whiffed on the chance. Whatever the reason the Sharks dug themselves into a hole that they would not find a way out of.

The remaining 19 minutes was more flat offense that never challenged the rookie Hogberg.

Game Notes:

* Former New York Islanders captain Brent Sutter was honored before the game in a ceremony inducting him into the Islanders Ring-of-Fame. Sutter played 11 seasons for the Islanders.

* Tyler Toffoli was game time scratch after taking the ice for pre-game warm-ups. Toffoli suffered a lower body injury in Columbus. Timothy Liljegren was also scratched.

* Alexandar Georgiev made hi 3rd straight start for the Sharks. The team has had a flu bug circulating and goaltender Yaroslav Askarov is dealing with that bug.

* Former Shark forward Anthony Duclair looked like a different person since he was traded to the Islanders last season. Duclair was sporting a clean cut look, all in compliance with GM Lou Lamoriello's personal appearance policy.

* The Sharks travel to Boston, where they will play in a Martin Luther King Jr Holiday matinee game on Monday.


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Scoring
1 2 3 T
SJ 0 1 0 1
NYI 0 3 1 4
1st period - None.
2nd period - 1, NYI, Barzal 6 (unassisted), 8:47. 2, SJ, Goodrow 3 (Rutta), 10:02. 3, NYI, Nelson 13 (Palmieri, Pelech), 10:40. 4, NYI, Dobson 6 (Barzal, Horvat), 19:33.
3rd period - 5, NYI, Pulock 3 (Duclair, Nelson), 1:03.
Penalties
1st period - Dellandrea, SJ (holding), 16:32.
2nd period - Pulock, NYI (interference), 3:29.
3rd period - None.
Goaltending
Shots Saves
SJ - Georgiev 31 27
NYI - Hogberg 19 18
Shots On Goal
1 2 3 T
SJ 4 7 8 19
NYI 10 14 7 31
Power Play Conversion
SJ 0 of 1
NYI 0 of 1
3 Stars of the Game
Mathew Barzal
Brock Nelson
Ryan Pulock
Attendance
UBS Arena - 17,255
Officials
Referees: #31 Michael Markovic, #38 Peter MacDougall. Linesmen: #52 Shandor Alphonso, #98 Dan Kelly.





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