National Hockey League
NY Islanders 5, San Jose 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Where: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York
Referees: Jake Brenk, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 13892

Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice and the New York Islanders defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y., on Tuesday night.

Anders Lee, Zach Parise and Cal Clutterbuck also scored for the Islanders, who have won two in a row after dropping their season opener. Brock Nelson, Noah Dobson and Adam Pelech each added two assists.

Evgeny Svechnikov had a goal and an assist and Nico Sturm scored a goal for the Sharks, who have lost their first five games of the season.

Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov made 26 saves.

James Reimer stopped 41 shots for the Sharks in the opener of their four-game road trip.

Sturm scored his second goal of the season at 12:50 of the first period, sweeping in a backhand from the side of the net. Svechnikov and Jaycob Megna earned assists.

The Islanders had an 11-9 advantage in shots on goal in the first period.

Reimer made a good stop on Kyle Palmieri, who tried to take advantage of a takeaway at 5:00 of the second period. Reimer held firm through an Islanders power play.

With the sides at even strength, Reimer stopped Clutterbuck on a breakaway at 9:34 of the second.

The Islanders tied the game at 10:03 of the second, with the sides at even strength, when Lee deflected Pelech's shot. Nelson also had an assist.

Parise deflected Dobson's shot at 14:48 of the second. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also assisted.

Svechnikov scored his second goal of the season at 17:10 of the second, on a deflection after Matt Benning's shot from the right circle.

Wahlstrom scored at 19:04 of the second on a shot from the right circle after Nelson won a faceoff.

The Islanders had a 32-17 advantage in shots on goal after two periods. Varlamov stopped a San Jose two-on-one early in the third period.

At 5:24 of the third, Wahlstrom scored his third goal of the season, from close range with an assist from Dobson.

Clutterbuck scored at 17:34 of the third period.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Jose   NY Islanders
Evgeny Svechnikov 2 Points Oliver Wahlstrom 2
Evgeny Svechnikov 1 Goals Oliver Wahlstrom 2
Evgeny Svechnikov 1 Assists Noah Dobson 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
James Reimer .911 Save Percentage Semyon Varlamov .929
James Reimer 41 Saves Semyon Varlamov 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
San Jose 28 2 0-3 3-3 6 32
NY Islanders 46 5 0-3 3-3 6 35
Upcoming Games
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Islanders have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • San Jose will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Sharks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.