Yaroslav Askarov Stopped All Eight Islanders Shooters and Rookie Ivar Stenberg Scored the Only Shootout Goal: Sharks 3, Islanders 2

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Eight Islanders took a shootout attempt in San Jose on Monday night, and none of them scored. Yaroslav Askarov stopped Kyle Palmieri, Bo Horvat, Emil Heineman, Victor Eklund, Brayden Schenn and Simon Holmstrom, and Matthew Schaefer and Anthony Duclair missed the net. In the eighth round, rookie Ivar Stenberg beat Ilya Sorokin with a wrist shot and the Sharks had their first win in six games.

The San Jose Sharks beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at SAP Center in front of 13,769, according to the ESPN box score. San Jose is 8-11-1 and snapped a five-game losing streak. New York is 7-6-4 and has lost four straight (0-2-2).

Askarov's 30 Saves and a Perfect Shootout

Askarov stopped 30 of 32 shots in 64:55 for a .938 save percentage, then went 6 for 6 on shootout shots on goal. Sorokin was nearly as good at the other end: 37 saves on 39 shots and six shootout stops before Stenberg's. San Jose outshot New York 39-32 but went 0 for 4 on the power play, while the Islanders went 1 for 4 and won 58.2 percent of the faceoffs.

Ivar Stenberg's Tip-In and Tyler Toffoli's Two Points

Stenberg tied it 1-1 at 16:41 of the first period, tipping a Tyler Toffoli shot past Sorokin after Ben Hutton had opened the scoring. The Associated Press says it was Stenberg's sixth goal, tied for the lead among NHL rookies. Victor Eklund put New York back in front on a power play 1:11 into the second, and Toffoli's slap shot deflected in off Adam Pelech at 12:12 to make it 2-2. The AP notes it was Toffoli's first goal in eight games. Macklin Celebrini played 25:40 and had six shots. The second period also had two fights, Barclay Goodrow with Mitchell Chaffee and Ty Dellandrea with Kyle MacLean.

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The Sharks host Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. The Islanders visit the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. More pro coverage is on the BallerTube NHL page.