San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

0-5-0

Final
2 - 5

New York Islanders

2-1-0

Oliver Wahlstrom scores twice, Islanders beat Sharks 5-2

Anders Lee, Zach Parise and Cal Clutterbuck also scored for New York. Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves for his first victory of the season.

“We want to find consistency in our game,” Islanders forward Matt Martin said. “If you get off to a good start, when you do hit adversity throughout the year, there is a little bit of wiggle room there. You are not feeling the weight of the world on your back.”

Nico Sturm and Evgeny Svechnikov scored for San Jose. James Reimer made 40 saves in the second game of a four-game trip.

“It sucks,” Sturm said about the disappointing start. “I got to look back but I haven’t been on a losing team I think since my first year of juniors. It’s not really something I am used to. I don’t like it."

Wahlstrom gave New York a 3-2 with 56 seconds left in the second period. The 22-year-old forward wired a wrist shot under Reimer’s glove.

Wahlstrom scored again at 5:24 of the third, hammering a shot past Reimer’s blocker.

“I like to shoot from you know, everywhere, Wahlstrom said. “I try to catch the goalie off guard.”

MILESTONE NEARING

New York forward Josh Bailey played his 996th game as he moves closer to joining Bryan Trottier (1,123) and Potvin (1,060) as the only Islanders to reach that total. The 33-year-old Bailey is in his 15th season with the team, which ties Potvin and Trottier for most by an Islanders skater.

Game notes
The Islanders scratched forwards Kieffer Bellows, Ross Johnston and Nikita Soshnikov. ... San Jose scratched defenseman Scott Harrington and forwards Oskar Lindblom and Noah Gregor. … Sharks forward Alexander Barabanov made his season debut after missing first four games with a lower-body injury. … The teams meet again March 18 in San Jose, California

UP NEXT

Sharks: At New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Islanders: Host New Jersey on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 12:50	Goal scored by Nico Sturm assisted by Evgeny Svechnikov and Jaycob Megna
Goal	2nd Period 10:03	Goal scored by Anders Lee assisted by Adam Pelech and Brock Nelson
Goal	2nd Period 14:48	Goal scored by Zach Parise assisted by Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Goal	2nd Period 17:10	Goal scored by Evgeny Svechnikov assisted by Matt Benning
Goal	2nd Period 19:04	Goal scored by Oliver Wahlstrom assisted by Brock Nelson
Goal	3rd Period 5:24	Goal scored by Oliver Wahlstrom assisted by Noah Dobson
Goal	3rd Period 17:34	Goal scored by Cal Clutterbuck assisted by Matt Martin and Adam Pelech (EN)

Statistics

SJ		NYI
21	Blocked Shots	15
22	Hits	28
6	Takeaways	7
28	Shots	46
0	Power Play Goals	0
3	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
33	Faceoffs Won	35
48.5	Faceoff Win Percent	52.2
15	Giveaways	14
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6

New York Islanders Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Maxim Shabanov, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 18
Alexander Romanov, D	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Pierre Engvall, LW	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Semyon Varlamov, G	Injured Reserve	Mar 12
Kyle Palmieri, C	Injured Reserve	Nov 30