SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists, Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and the Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night.
Anders Lee, Anthony Duclair and Adam Boqvist also scored for the Islanders, who have won four of their last five games. Noah Dobson and Simon Holmstrom each had two assists.
Nikolai Kovalenko and Will Smith scored for the Sharks, who have lost 10 of their last 12 (2-7-3). Macklin Celebrini had two assists and Alexandar Georgiev finished with 24 saves.
Duclair scored on a power play midway through the opening period and Pageau made it 2-0 with 39 seconds left in the first.
Kovalenko’s power-play goal got the Sharks on the scoreboard at 6:27 of the second.
Lee and Boqvist scored about 2 1/2 minutes apart early in the third, before Smith pulled the Sharks within two with 1:27 remaining.
Takeaways
Islanders: New York lost five out of six before its current strong stretch.
Sharks: The league-worst Sharks dropped to 3-13-3 in their last 19 games.
Key moment
After a faceoff in the right circle in the Sharks’ zone, Lee jumped on a loose puck in the circle, spun and fired a shot past Georgiev while falling down to give the Islanders a 3-1 lead 1:13 into the third period.
Key stat
Both teams came in ranking in the bottom third of the league in penalty-killing — the Sharks 27th at 74.5 percent and the Islanders 29th at 71.2 percent — and both were 2 for 4 in this game.
Up next
Islanders visit Anaheim on Sunday, and Sharks host Nashville on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Marc Gatcomb kicked off the scoring in the third period and the New York Islanders scored three more times to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Sunday night.Marc Gatcomb kicked off the scoring in the third period and the New York Islanders scored three more times to defeat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Sunday night.
Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson also scored and Simon Holmstrom added an empty-net goal to seal the win. Anthony DeAngelo added two assists, and Anders Lee earned his 499th career point with an assist. Ilya Sorokin made 22 stops for the Islanders.
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov each scored and added an assist for the Panthers. Vitek Vanecek made 30 stops.
Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly had an assist in his first game back since sustaining a concussion Nov. 1 against Buffalo. He also missed time because of a heart defect.
Takeaways
The Panthers had won the previous two meetings this season 6-3, and looked to be on track to win this one after going up 2-0.
The Islanders had lost three straight and were coming off 2-1 overtime loss to Edmonton at home Friday night.
Key moment
During a mad scramble in the closing seconds, Sorokin stopped several attempts, losing his blocker in the process, to keep the Islanders ahead.
Key stat
The Islanders scored four straight goals in the third period to come back from a 2-0 deficit.
Up next
The Panthers visit Columbus on Thursday. The Islanders visit the Penguins on Tuesday.