The San Jose Sharks host the New York Islanders at SAP Center on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET), trying to end a five-game losing streak.
San Jose (7-11-1) lost 4-3 to Dallas on Saturday, with Will Smith, Michael Misa and Ivar Stenberg scoring and captain Macklin Celebrini assisting on all three goals, according to the Islanders game preview on NHL.com. The Sharks have only two regulation wins this season, are 3-5-0 at home and have a minus-21 goal differential, fourth-worst in the NHL.
No. 1 picks face off
Celebrini, the 2024 first overall pick, leads the Sharks with 21 points (7 goals, 14 assists) and has a three-game point streak. Matthew Schaefer, the 2025 top pick, shares the Islanders' lead with Bo Horvat at 16 points, Hockey.com noted.
New York (7-6-3) opens a three-game California trip after a 5-4 overtime loss to New Jersey. Mathew Barzal, Matias Maccelli and Ryan Pulock are traveling with the team; the club had not said whether any of them will play.
- Sharks goalies: Yaroslav Askarov is 4-8-0 with a .885 save percentage; Alex Nedeljkovic is 3-3-1 with a .895.
- Igor Chernyshov and Alex Wennberg have been on injured reserve since Oct. 28.
- TV in New York: MSGSN, MSG+ on DAZN and ESPN+.
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