Stenberg ends it in round eight
Ivar Stenberg scored the lone goal of an eight-round shootout, firing glove side past Ilya Sorokin, and the San Jose Sharks beat the visiting New York Islanders 3-2 on Monday night. The win snapped a five-game losing streak.
Stenberg also scored in regulation. Yaroslav Askarov made 30 saves and stopped six more in the shootout, earning his first career win over the Islanders in three tries. Sorokin was just as busy, with 37 saves through regulation and overtime and six more in the shootout.
San Jose improved to 4-8-1 and has now won four of its first 13. At home the Sharks are 4-5-0.
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A back-and-forth first two periods
Ben Hutton opened the scoring for New York at 6:14 of the first period, tipping in a cross-ice feed from Simon Holmstrom. Hutton signed with the Islanders on Thursday, and it was his first goal of the season. San Jose tied it at 16:41 when Stenberg deflected a Tyler Toffoli shot past Sorokin, and the Sharks outshot the Islanders 12-7 in the opening 20 minutes.
Victor Eklund put New York back in front 1:11 into the second on the power play, snapping a Brayden Schenn pass past Askarov. Toffoli answered at 12:12, also on the power play, when his shot redirected off the face of Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech and in. Toffoli finished with a goal and an assist.
Islanders keep sliding
New York has lost four straight at 0-2-2 and sits at 3-3-2 on the road this season. The Sharks and Islanders meet again on Dec. 4 in Elmont, N.Y. Last season New York swept the series, winning 4-3 at home on Oct. 21 and 2-1 in overtime in San Jose on March 7.
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