San Jose 4, NY Islanders 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 14, 2014
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees:
Francis Charron, Marc Joannette
Linesmen:
Andy McElman, Tim Nowak
Attendance:
13128
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Sharks 4, Islanders 3: Martin Havlat had a goal and an assist to lead visiting San Jose to its fifth consecutive victory.
Rookie Matt Nieto, defenseman Jason Demers and captain Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who are 9-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Antti Niemi made 35 saves after getting a rest on Thursday.
Frans Nielsen and rookie Anders Lee each had a goal and an assist and rookie Brock Nelson also tallied for New York, which has not won a home game in regulation since Jan. 6. Former Shark Evgeni Nabokov stopped 22 shots.
Nieto opened the scoring with his 10th tally at 13:27 of the first period and Demers completed a crisp passing play with Havlat to extend San Jose’s lead 1:19 later. Lee got the Islanders on the board 32 seconds into the second period with a backhand shot that eluded Niemi.
Thornton put a rebound past Nabokov at 9:32 of the second period, but Nelson tipped Matt Donovan’s point shot around Niemi at 17:02 to bring New York back within one. Havlat answered 1:13 later with a quick shot from the left faceoff circle and Nielsen flipped a backhand in the slot past Niemi with 21.4 seconds remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Islanders F Michael Grabner missed the game with a concussion suffered on Monday. He is out indefinitely. … Sharks F Raffi Torres missed a third straight contest due to soreness. … Lee, 23, has six goals and three assists in eight games this season.
Top Game Performances
San Jose |
|
NY Islanders |
Martin Havlat 2 |
Points |
Anders Lee 2 |
Martin Havlat 1 |
Goals |
Anders Lee 1 |
James Sheppard 2 |
Assists |
Kyle Okposo 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Antti Niemi .921 |
Save Percentage |
Evgeni Nabokov .846 |
Antti Niemi 35 |
Saves |
Evgeni Nabokov 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
San Jose
|
26 |
4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
25 |
NY Islanders
|
38 |
3 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
2 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Islanders have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .405 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Sharks have a W/L % of .659 after a win and .625 after a loss.