SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a purpose and an help, Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 pictures for his twenty fifth win of the season, and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Saturday night time.
Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock, and Zach Parise additionally scored for the Islanders. Pierre Engvall prolonged his level streak to 4 video games with an help on Pulock’s purpose.
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Kevin Labanc scored his twelfth purpose of the season for the Sharks and Kaapo Kahkonen made 29 saves in his seventeenth lack of the season.
Labanc gave the Sharks the lead 7:31 into the primary interval beating Sorokin over the blocker for a pleasant bar-down purpose.
Pageau bought his twelfth of the season with a short-handed tally to tie it with 3:52 left within the first. He beat San Jose defenseman Erik Karlsson to the entrance of the web and reduce to his forehand to beat Kahkonen.
Palmieri gave the Islanders a 2-1 lead at 2:18 of the second with a pleasant deflection of Scott Mayfield’s shot from the purpose. It was Palmieri’s twelfth.
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The Islanders capitalized on their fourth energy play of the night time when Pulock took a one-timer after the puck got here off the boards and beat the Kahkonen excessive far aspect at 5:24 of the center interval. It was Pulock’s fourth.
Parise deflected Alexander Romanov’s shot at 5:19 of the third. Parise now has 18 targets this season.
PRIDE NIGHT AT THE TANK
Sharks goalie James Reimer declined to take part in warm-ups as San Jose hosted its annual pleasure night time. Reimer and the Sharks launched statements relating to the goalie’s choice to not put on the rainbow pleasure warm-up jersey.
“On this particular occasion, I’m selecting to not endorse one thing that’s counter to my private convictions, that are based mostly on The Bible, the very best authority in my life,” Reimer’s assertion learn.
The San Jose Sharks acknowledged that they are going to proceed to help the LGBTQIA+ group however accepts the best for each participant to precise their beliefs.
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UP NEXT:
Islanders: Host Toronto on Tuesday night time.
Sharks: At Edmonton on Monday night time.
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