THE SCORING
1st Period:
14:56 - NYI 1, SJS 0 - Brock Nelson tips a Scott Mayfield point shot past James Reimer to open the scoring.
15:55- NYI 1, SJS 1 PPG - Alexander Barabanov beats Ilya Sorokin with a wrister through traffic after an offensive-zone faceoff win. Assists to Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl.
17:32 - SJS 2, NYI 1 - Jasper Weatherby puts San Jose up 1:37 later, curling around the circle, putting a wrist shot on net that deflects past Sorokin.
2nd Period:
12:48 - NYI 2, SJS 2 - Zach Parise scores his 400th goal, posting up in the slot and burying a Sebastian Aho feed past Reimer. Parise is the 10th active player with 400 goals.
16:31 - SJS 3, NYI 2 PPG - Logan Couture's half-slapper deflects off Scott Mayfield's leg and finds its way through Sorokin.
16:50 - NYI 3, SJS 3 - Adam Pelech drives a one-timer through Reimer's five-hole to tie the score 19 seconds after the Sharks' power-play maker.
3rd Period:
No scoring
Overtime:
No scoring
Shootout:
Logan Couture scores the lone goal in the shootout.
NOTEBOOK:
Zdeno Chara skated in his 1,652nd game, passing Chris Chelios and setting the record for most among NHL defensemen... Chara dropped the gloves for his 76th career fight in his record-setting game... Nelson scored for a fourth-straight game, his first four-game goal streak since March 6-11, 2021... Parise has three goals in his last two games... The Islanders allowed multiple power-play goals for the first time since Nov. 20, 2021... Sebastian Aho has four assists in his last five games... The Islanders 47 shots were a season-high... The Isles outshot the Sharks 35-14 over the final 45 minutes...
CHARA'S MILESTONE:
Zdeno Chara's milestone was celebrated by the NHL on Thursday night, with plenty of teams paying tribute to the defenseman.